Opinion No. (1979)

Dear Honorable Fried,

The Attorney General is in receipt of your request for an opinion wherein you ask, in effect, the following questions:

Is a real estate broker liable for workers compensation for injuriessustained by sales associates?

Your request enclosed a specific contractual relationship between a broker and sales associate. In substance, the agreement provides that the broker shall maintain an office to which the sales associate ("associate") may have use and access and that the broker will furnish listings which the associate may use for the purpose of procuring sales. The associate,…