Company That Hired Temporary Worker Qualified as 'Employer'

A Texas appellate court ruled that a company that hired a temporary worker was entitled to civil immunity as the worker’s employer, as a matter of law. Case: Guevara v. WCA Waste Corp., No. 01-15-01075-CV, 04/25/2017, published. Facts: The WCA Waste Corp. contracted with United Staffing Management for the provision of temporary workers. The terms of the agreement provided that the temporary workers would remain United employees, and that they would be covered by United’s workers’ compensation insurance. The agreement further provided that the temporary workers would ...