High Court Says Exclusive Remedy Provision Bars Temp Worker's Civil Suit

The Alabama Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the exclusive remedy provisions of the Workers’ Compensation Act barred a temp agency’s employee from maintaining a civil suit against her borrowing employer and one of its employees for her work-related injuries. Case: Ex Parte Midsouth Paving Inc., No. SC-2022-0860, 05/19/2023, published. Facts: PeopleReady Inc., a temporary employment agency, entered into a contract with Midsouth Paving Inc. to provide workers for a road project. Yvonne Mason applied with PeopleReady to work as a flagger. Mason attended training provided b...