Gilbert v. Gilbert Timber Co.

Tom Glaze, Judge.

Appellant, the owner of appellee-employer, appeals from a Workers’ Compensation Commission decision which reversed the administrative law judge’s award of benefits on the basis that appellant had failed to file a written notice that he intended to be included in the definition of an employee for the purposes of coverage under the Workers’ Compensation Act. For reversal, appellant contends that he was not statutorily required to file such notice. We affirm.

At the hearing, the parties stipulated that appellee-employer is a sole proprietorship. Appellant was injured on January…