El Hassanein v. Yankee Stop Corp.

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed July 3, 2008, which ruled that claimant was not an employee of Yankee Stop Corporation and denied his claim for workers’ compensation benefits.

Claimant alleged that he worked at a delicatessen operated by Yankee Stop Corporation and was injured while attempting to move a steam table on January 23, 2005. Claimant thereafter applied for workers’ compensation benefits, which were denied by a Workers’ Compensation Law Judge (hereinafter WCLJ) on the ground that claimant was not working for Yankee. On appeal, the Workers’…