Garza v. Exel Logistics, Inc.

A worker hired by a temporary employment agency was injured while performing tasks for the agency’s client. The trial court granted summary judgment for the agency and its client, concluding that the Workers’ Compensation Act’s exclusive remedy provision bars the worker’s common law claims. 1 The court of appeals affirmed. 2 We affirm the court of appeals’ judgment as to the temporary employment agency. But because the client company did not establish that it is “covered by workers’ compensation insurance coverage,” which is necessary to come within the exclusive remedy provision, we reverse…