Pease v. National Council on Compensation Insurance

Employer seeks review of a Department of Insurance and Finance (DIF)1 final order requiring employer to pay additional workers’ compensation premiums to its insurer, SAIF. Employer challenges DIF’s determination of what constitutes verifiable records, DIF’s classification of certain employees as general nursery employees and DIF’s classification of certain individuals as employees rather than independent contractors. We affirm.

Employer operates Evans Farm, a 180-acre ornamental plant nursery and retail garden store. Evans Farm has four locations. “Farm one” serves as employer’s headquarters…