Exclusive Remedy Protects Joint Employer

An injured worker's tort complaint failed because the subject of his complaint was his joint employer and its actions did not constitute willful and wanton misconduct, the North Carolina Court of Appeals held. The case was Lunsford v. Republic Services of North Carolina, LLC, COA06-1163, 05/01/2007. Claimant Brandon Lunsford was an employee of Labor Ready, a provider of day labor services. He was injured when GDS, a trash removal company and Labor Ready customer also known as Republic Services of North Carolina, obtained his services for a day labor assignment. Lunsford's assignment w...