C. Brown Trucking, Inc. v. Rushing

Mikell, Judge.

Commercial trucking owner-operators, defined as those who lease their trucks and drivers to a motor common carrier, 1 are deemed independent contractors under the Workers’ Compensation Act (“Act”) and are not entitled to claim benefits from the carrier for work-related injuries. 2 We granted this discretionary appeal to clarify that the exclusion does not apply to the owner-operator’s employees. Accordingly, we affirm the superior court’s affirmance of the award of the appellate division of the State Board of Workers’ Compensation (“Board”) to the owner-operator’s employee,…