Averitt Express, Inc. v. Collins

BARNES, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Kevin Collins, a job applicant with Averitt Express Inc. (Averitt), injured his knee while performing a pre-employment job-function test during the hiring/orientation process. He filed a workers’ compensation claim, but Averitt argued that Collins was not an employee and, therefore, not entitled to benefits.

¶ 2. An administrative judge (AJ) with the Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission ruled that.Collins was entitled to benefits. Averitt filed an appeal with the full Commission, which affirmed the ruling. Averitt now appeals that ruling. We find no error…