Ratliff v. Liberty Mutual Insurance

Deen, Chief Judge.

Ratliff appeals from the denial of his worker’s compensation claim against Builders Transport, Inc. The sole issue is his status as employee or independent contractor. The facts as stated in the original award denying compensation on this basis are briefly: Builders Transport, Inc. is a freight contract carrier operating over 200 company-owned tractors and over 50 leased, owner-operated tractors. The drivers of the former are denominated employees and paid on a mileage basis. Owner-operators are denominated contractors and paid 70% of revenue generated by their activities.…