Kaiel v. NCE Cultural Homestay Institute

Claimant seeks review of a final order of the Workers’ Compensation Board concluding that her injury was noncompensable. On cross-petition, noncomplying employer seeks review of the Board’s conclusion that claimant was a subject worker. We reverse on the petition and affirm on the cross-petition.

The facts of the case, as found by the referee and adopted by the Board, are not in dispute. Noncomplying employer (NCE), Cultural Homestay Institute, is an educational exchange organization that contracts with Japanese schools to bring students to the United States for one- to eight-week educational…