Employer Can't Claim Worker Was Contractor

The Commonwealth Court ruled that a painting company's failure to have a worker sign an independent contractor agreement before the worker got hurt prevented the company from denying that the worker was an employee. Case: Staron v. WCAB (Farrier), No. 2140 C.D. 2014, 07/17/2015, published. Facts: Thomas Farrier filed a claim petition alleging that he sustained a work-related injury while working as a painter for Scott Lee Staron, who did business as Lee’s Metal Roof Coatings & Painting. Staron denied that Farrier was an employee, although he admitted that he forgot to hav...