Hunter v. Crawford Door Sales

PAGE, Justice.

Certiorari was granted to review a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals affirming the compensation judge’s determination that Kenneth Hunter, claimant-relator, was an independent contractor.1 We reverse.

Crawford Door Sales is in the business of selling and installing garage doors and the door openers. Crawford Door had a number of regular employees who were provided uniforms, company trucks, and tools. When there was an overload of work, Crawford Door hired “subcontractors,” individuals whom they would train and dispatch on a per-job basis as needed.…