Burned Janitor Wins Big Settlement for Comp and for Tort Claim

In many workers' comp claims involving a temporary staffing agency, the end-client company is quick to argue the temp firm was the employer and must be responsible for any benefit payments. But when it comes to a tort claim, it seems the same company may argue just the opposite, saying the worker was an employee and the exclusive remedy of workers' compensation prohibits a civil lawsuit. Just ask a North Carolina manufacturer that recently agreed to a $9.25 million settlement — a rare agreement that covered both the workers' compensation claim and an $8 million negligence t...