Construction Worker Misclassification Act Didn't Cover Man Remodeling Restaurant

A unanimous Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a worker who was rendered paraplegic while remodeling his sister-in-law’s restaurant was not eligible to receive workers’ compensation benefits for his injuries. Although Fu Xiang Lin was doing construction work, the court said his work at the restaurant did not bring him within the class of potential workers would could be deemed “employees” eligible for workers’ compensation benefits under the Construction Workplace Misclassification Act. The act took effect in February 2011, establishing specif...