Douglas County Farmer's Co-Op v. Filings of the National Council on Compensation Insurance

Petitioner seeks review of a final order of the Department of Insurance and Finance (DIF), which upheld the National Council on Compensation Insurance’s (NCCI) classification of petitioner’s hardware and feed department employees. We affirm.

Petitioner owns and manages a farmer’s co-op that operates a fertilizer plant, a pump department, a feed department and a hardware department. The hardware and feed departments are located in the same building, although each has its own street address and a separate entrance. The two departments share the same management and accounting personnel, shipping…