Coleman v. Ranger’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “The obvious purpose of extending compensation coverage to an independent contractor under the circumstances described’ in [Section 23:1021(7) ] was to prevent an employer from avoiding liability under the act by contracting with an independent contractor for the execution of work undertaken by the employer which was part of the employer’s trade, business or occupation .... We therefore conclude that an independent contractor is covered under the workmen’s compensation law only when a substantial part of his work time is spent in manual labor in carrying 1 inout the terms of his contract with the principal and the work performed by him is a part of the principal’s trade, business or occupation.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 222 So. 3d 761 - Smith v. Moreau