Retroactive Premium Payment Didn't Buy Exclusive Remedy

The Washington Court of Appeals last week published its decision reviving a day laborer's tort claim against the construction company that allegedly made payment of insurance premiums to secure coverage for him after he got hurt on a job site. Although the corporate structure of Superior Floors and Countertops seems to indicate that Jose Jaimes was its employee, the court said at the time Jaimes got hurt, he had no reason to believe the company was his employer. The court explained that under Washington law, there must be a mutual agreement between an employer and a worker for an employm...