Hubbard v. Henry

OPINION OF THE COURT

KRS 342.640 lists various kinds of workers that Chapter 342 considers to be employees. The claimant’s injuries occurred while he was working for Bobby Hubbard d/b/a B & H Logging, without pay, in order to demonstrate his ability as a timber cutter before being hired. An Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) dismissed his application for benefits after finding that he had not been hired, was not working under an implied contract of hire and,therefore, was not an employee as defined by KRS 342.640(1). The Workers* Compensation Board (Board) held that a worker injured while…