Court Upholds Finding That Truck Driver Was Ag Worker Not Covered by Comp

The Delaware Superior Court said the Industrial Accident Board did not err when it held that a truck driver was a farmworker and therefore not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits for injuries he sustained in an occupational motor vehicle accident. Case: Drew Bailey v. RNJ Farms LLC, N24A-02-003, 08/06/2024, published. Facts: Drew Bailey Sr. worked for RNJ Farms, which sharecrops, farms and harvests in Delaware, Maryland and North Carolina. He was driving one of his employer’s trucks from a Delaware location to an employer-owned facility in North Carolina when he...