Settlement of Workers’ Compensation claim for $400,000

Workers’ Compensation settlement of $401,025.09 for injured worker who fell into a finished basement on a construction site sustaining  injuries to his head, leg, back and internal organs.

The insurance carrier contested the claim alleging that the worker was an independent contractor and not an employee.  The case involved a detailed review of the “right to control” test that governs whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee.