Temp Worker Can Sue Special Employer Over Job-Site Injury

A New Hampshire contractor was not immune from a negligence lawsuit filed by a Massachusetts temporary worker who was injured at a Maine job site, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled Tuesday. In Roberto Valmont-Olivier v. Envirovantage Inc., the high court affirmed a Cumberland County Superior Court order denying Envirovantage’s motion for summary judgment based on workers compensation exclusivity. Valmont-Olivier, a Massachusetts resident, was hired in 2020 by Enviro Staffing, a Florida staffing firm authorized to do business in Massachusetts, and assigned to work for Envirovantage...