Frazier v. Preferred Operators, Inc.

¶ 1. The principal issue in this appeal is whether the Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry erred in determining that HBH Prestain, Inc. is the statutory employer of truck driver Charles Frazier for purposes of Vermont’s workers’ compensation law. We find no error and thus affirm the Commissioner’s decision granting Frazier’s motion for summary judgment.

¶ 2. The material facts are not in dispute. On December 9, 1998, Charles Frazier was working as a truck driver for Preferred Operators, Inc. when he allegedly fell and injured himself while placing a tarp over lumber that had…