Claim of Bowman v. Birdair, Inc.

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed March 28, 2001, which ruled that Birdair, Inc. was solely liable for claimant’s workers’ compensation death benefits.

Birdair, Inc. contracted to replace the roof of the Carrier Dome on the campus of Syracuse University in the City of Syracuse, Onondaga County. Under the terms of the contract, Birdair, a nonunion employer, was required to use union labor on the project. Accordingly, Birdair contracted with Colonial Rigging and Contracting to act as a labor broker. Colonial contacted the relevant unions to secure the requisite…