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Old Mon Feb 11, 2019, 02:51pm
bob jenkins bob jenkins is offline
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Originally Posted by pizanno View Post
Second-hand background info:

Seems an official was injured on a game, and sued PSI. Though initially denied, the official received a favorable appeal judgement stating PSI behaves like an employer (officials recruited, trained, told where, when, how and how much) so in the eyes of the court, they are an employer and must provide coverage/benefits.

Consequently, PSI required schools to pay officials directly.

It's been a cluster, I've heard, and raises interesting operating policies for associations comprised of independent contractors. Could be a game changer.

Would love to know more from anyone with more details.
The law is subjective on this issue -- but that general fact-pattern (sometimes with unemployment insurance instead of worker's comp) has been used in other associations who have been found to be employers and who, as a result, have changed how they operate.
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