Agricultural Worker Exemption to Comp Act Precludes Benefits for Farmworker's Car Accident

The Mississippi Court of Appeals ruled that an illiterate farm worker was not entitled to benefits for his injuries from a car accident because agricultural workers are exempted from coverage under the workers’ compensation law. Case: Yates v. Triple D. Inc., No. 2019-WC-00796-COA, 05/05/2020, published. Facts: Joe Willie Yates suffered serious injuries in a car accident in June 2016 and he filed a workers’ compensation claim. The accident had happened while Yates was driving a service truck owned by Scotchie Denton. According to Yates, he had been working for the Denton family...