Subcontractor's Driver Was Contractor's Statutory Employee

A truck driver who was killed after dropping off his delivery while working for an uninsured subcontractor was a statutory employee of the company that hired that subcontractor at the time of the accident, the South Carolina Court of Appeals ruled in a case of first impression.The appellate court reversed the Workers' Compensation Commission and found that Gregory Collins' dependents are entitled to death benefits from Seko Worldwide, despite Seko's argument that it had no control over Collins when he returned to South Carolina after delivering a load to Wisconsin.Case: Collins v. ...