English v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office

HUME, Judge.

John English (claimant) contests the final order of the Industrial Claim Appeals Office (Panel) which held that Sergio and Maria Elena Zarate Bolanos (respondents) were not claimant’s statutory employers. We affirm.. Claimant, an independent contractor, was injured while washing the windows of a home in Yail titled in the name of Maria Elena Zarate Bolanos. Sergio Bolanos is Maria’s husband.

At the time of the injury, the home had been newly constructed, and claimant was making final touches in preparation for an “open house.” Claimant did not hire or use additional workers to…