Worker Who Fell From Scaffold Qualifies as Subcontractor's Employee

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a determination that a worker who fell from a scaffold was an employee of a subcontractor on a construction project as opposed to an independent contractor or special employee of the general contractor. Case: D&R Construction v. Suarez, Nos. 912 CD 2023 and 913 CD 2023, 04/28/2025, unpublished. Facts and procedural history: Hector Suarez fell approximately three floors from scaffolding while working on a construction project in August 2010. Suarez filed a workers’ compensation claim against D&R Construction. He named Travelers Insu...