Court Finds Special Employment Relationship Between Truck Driver, Employer's Customer

A New York appellate court ruled that substantial evidence supported a finding that a truck driver was a special employee of the company for whom his direct employer exclusively hauled cargo. Case: Matter of Mitchell v. Eaton's Trucking Service, 10/11/2018, published. Facts and procedural history: James Mitchell worked as a truck driver for Eaton's Trucking Service. Eaton had contracted with Quality Carriers to transport products for Quality's customers before Mitchell suffered injuries to his hard, wrist, arm and shoulder in 2015. Mitchell filed a workers’ compensation cl...