Delivery Express, Inc. v. Washington State Dept. Of Labor & Industries

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DELIVERY EXPRESS, INC., a ) No. 78796-9-I Washington corporation, ) ) DIVISION ONE Appellant, ) v. ) PUBLISHED OPINION ) WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT ) OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES, ) Respondent. ) FILED: June 10, 2019 ANDRUS, J. — Delivery Express, Inc. (DEl) challenges the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals’ (Board) decision that DEl is obligated to pay Industrial Insurance Act1 (IIA) premiums for some of its drivers. Because substantial evidence supports the Board’s finding that the essence of the drivers’ independent contracts with DEl was…