MSM Hauling, Inc. v. Department of Labor & Industries

MSM Hauling, Inc. (MSM) appeals a decision of the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals, affirmed by the Thurston County Superior Court, ordering MSM to pay insurance premiums on payroll that could not be segregated between intrastate and interstate hauling. Because we find that MSM and its employees were at all pertinent times subject to the protection of the Industrial Insurance Act, we affirm.

The issue in this case is whether businesses employing workers in "combination" interstate and intrastate commerce are subject to mandatory participation in industrial insurance coverage when their…