K-Mart Corp. v. Claussing

This workers’ compensation case is before us for a second time. On review, K-Mart Corporation (K-Mart) disputes the Workers’ Compensation Board (Board) determination that K-Mart was responsible for providing workers’ compensation insurance to a janitor who was injured while cleaning one of K-Mart’s buildings. We affirm.

K-Mart contracted with a sole proprietorship, Charles Pittman, dba CP Janitorial Services (CP), for janitorial services. Under the contract, CP was obligated to provide workers’ compensation insurance for its employees. CP failed to do so, either before or after work on the…