Rodriguez v. Integrity Contracting

AMY, Judge.

I,The claimant sought compensation benefits from his direct employer, its insurer, and an alleged statutory employer. The statutory employer demanded indemnification from the defendant insurer, based on contractual and statutory claims. The workers’ compensation judge ultimately found the statutory employer, the direct employer, and the insurer were liable, in solido, for benefits, penalties, and attorney fees. It ordered indemnification by the insurer only on statutory grounds as it concluded that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction to consider the contractual indemnity claim.…