{"id":4590,"date":"2016-06-20T14:37:25","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T14:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/?p=4590"},"modified":"2016-06-20T14:37:25","modified_gmt":"2016-06-20T14:37:25","slug":"maybe-not-independent-contractor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/maybe-not-independent-contractor\/","title":{"rendered":"Maybe you are not an \u201cIndependent Contractor\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"LEFT\">By Fred Lewis and Mallory Mitton<\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"LEFT\">Sometimes so called &#8220;independent contractors&#8221; can successfully bring worker\u2019s compensation claims.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">The 2016 Idaho Industrial Commission decision <\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iic.idaho.gov\/decisions\/2016\/03_16\/youren_v_paul_treasure.pdf\"><i><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"EN\">Youren v. Treasure<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"EN\">\u3000 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">is an interesting case that examines whether the claimant is an employee or an &#8220;independent contractor&#8221;. Under Idaho law, employees injured in work related accident are &#8220;entitled to medical, temporary disability, and permanent impairment benefits as well as attorney fees, costs, and penalties&#8221; while independent contractors are not entitled to those benefits. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/maybe-not-independent-contractor\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Maybe you are not an \u201cIndependent Contractor\u201d\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Fred Lewis and Mallory Mitton Sometimes so called &#8220;independent contractors&#8221; can successfully bring worker\u2019s compensation claims. The 2016 Idaho Industrial Commission decision Youren v. Treasure\u3000 is an interesting case that examines whether the claimant is an employee or an &#8220;independent contractor&#8221;. 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