Texas Workers' Compensation Insurance Fund v. Del Industrial, Inc.

The primary issue in this case is whether the Staff Leasing Services Act requires a company that purchases workers’ compensation insurance for its employees to pay premiums for employees whom the company leases from a staff leasing company when the staff leasing company declines to purchase coverage for those leased workers. The trial court answered yes, but the court of appeals answered no. 973 S.W.2d 743. We affirm the court of appeals’ judgment.

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DEL Industrial, Inc. is a company that cleans refinery storage tanks through high-pressure water-blasting. DEL’s workforce consists of two groups:…