State Ex Rel. Village of Oakwood v. Industrial Commission

{¶ 1} In 2008, Craig Ali was a police officer for appellant, the village of Oakwood. That spring, his department assigned him to perform traffic-control duties on a highway-construction project overseen by appellee Kokosing Construction Company, Inc. Ali was injured while performing those duties. We must determine which entity was Ali’s employer for purposes of his workers’ compensation claim.

{¶ 2} It is undisputed that Kokosing generally used State Highway Patrol officers for traffic control. Kokosing, however, had been directed by Oakwood police officials to use Oakwood officers for…