Ost v. Integrated Products, Inc.

Toal, Justice:

The appellant, Integrated Products, Inc. (Integrated), appeals the decision of the Circuit Court affirming the award of death benefits to the Osts, respondents, by the Worker’s Compensation Commission (Commission). Integrated contends that it has less than four employees in South Carolina and thus is exempt from the requirements of the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act. The dispositive issue is whether the employees of National Sales Company, Inc. (National Sales), a sister corporation, are statutory employees of Integrated, and if so, whether the statutory employees can…