Comp Act Shielded Non-Subscribing Employer From Civil Liability to Temporary Employee

A Texas appellate court ruled that a non-subscribing employer who obtained a worker from a temporary staffing company was shielded from civil liability to that worker after he was injured in a warehouse accident. Case: Tractor Supply Co. of Texas v. McGowan, No. 10-14-00132-CV, 04/28/2016, published. Facts: Kenneth Edd McGowan worked for Job Link Personnel Services, a temporary staffing company in Waco. After the Tractor Supply Co. contacted Job Link and requested staffing assistance, Job Link sent McGowan to work at Tractor's distribution center. Tractor employees trained, supervised&...