Claim of Griffin v. New York State Department of Commerce

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed April 29, 1987, which ruled that the Department of Commerce was claimant’s employer.

Workers’ Compensation Law § 56 provides, in part, as follows: "A contractor, the subject of whose contract is, involves or includes a hazardous employment, who subcontracts all or any part of such contract shall, in any case of injury or death to any employee, arising out of and in the course of such hazardous employment, be liable for and pay compensation to such employee * * * unless the subcontractor primarily liable for such compensation * *…