Farrell v. Dearborn Manufacturing Co.

Four cases were consolidated on appeal to this Court, all questioning the application of the exclusive remedy provision of the Worker’s Disability Compensation Act. Three cases involve a labor broker situation in which temporary employment is provided to a business customer; one presents an unusual employment relationship of hockey teams and the sports league to which they all belong. To facilitate our analysis, we will deal with the labor broker cases together and separately address the hockey case.

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Thomas Farrell was sent to work at Dearborn Manufacturing Company by State Labor, Inc. State…