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Labor Ready, Inc. v. Johnston

KYJune 25, 2009No. 2007-SC-000419-DGCited 18 times
Defendant WinLabor Ready, Inc.

Case Details

Judge(s)
Minton, Cunningham, Noble, Schroder, Scott, Venters, Abramson
Status
Published
Procedural Posture
summary judgment

Related Laws

No specific laws identified for this ruling.

Claim Types

Wrongful Termination

Outcome

The Kentucky Supreme Court affirmed summary judgment for defendants Labor Ready and Hudson, holding that a temporary employee and a permanent employee working on the same job are co-employees under workers' compensation law, thus shielding the temporary labor service and its employee from tort liability.

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