State Lacks Jurisdiction when Contract for Hire Completed Elsewhere

The state of Kentucky lacked jurisdiction over a workers' compensation claim because substantial evidence suggested that the employer and the injured worker completed the contract for hire in Missouri, the Court of Appeals ruled. Case: Graham v. TSL, Ltd., No. 2010-CA-000547-WC, 10/8/10. Published. Facts: Jeffrey Graham worked for TSL, a Missouri-based trucking company that specializes in hauling automobiles. Graham, a tractor-trailer truck driver, was injured in January 2008, when he fell 11 feet while unloading a jeep in New Jersey. He filed a workers' compensation claim against TSL ...