Allegedly Injured Nurse Doesn't Establish Statutory Employment Relationship

A narrowly divided Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that a nurse allegedly injured while working for a contractor at a detention center could not pursue a workers’ compensation claim against the owner of the property as her statutory employer. Case: Rollins v. Hinds County Sheriff’s Department, No. 2018-CT-01614-SCT, 12/20/2020, published. Facts: In September 2012, Quality Choice Correctional Healthcare entered into a contract with Hinds County to provide medical, dental and mental health care services to inmates. Quality Choice hired Delorise Rollins as a nurse and assigned her ...