Raulerson v. Sentinel

BARFIELD, Judge.

The claimant, a newspaper carrier, timely appeals a workers’ compensation order denying her claim on the ground that she was an independent contractor. She contends that Miami Herald Publishing v. Hatch, 617 So.2d 380 (Fla. 1st DCA 1993), is controlling and that the circumstances demonstrate she is a statutory employee of the Orlando Sentinel under section 440.10, Florida Statutes (1993). However, we find that, unlike in Hatch,1 there was no stipulation by the parties or evidence presented in this case that the Orlando Sentinel was a “contractor” as contemplated by the…