Legal Opinion

Delivery Express, Inc. v. Wash. State Dep't of Labor & Indus.

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided June 10, 2019No. 78796-9-IPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtAndrus, J.

¶1 Delivery Express, Inc. (DEI) challenges the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals' (Board) decision that DEI is obligated to pay Industrial Insurance Act1 (IIA) premiums for some of its drivers. Because substantial evidence supports the Board's finding that the essence of the drivers' independent contracts with DEI was their personal labor, DEI failed to establish the drivers were exempt under the leased-truck exemption of RCW 51.08.180, and the drivers' status as sole proprietors does not exclude them from coverage under RCW 51.12.020, we affirm.

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¶2 DEI provides same-day, next-day,…

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