{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"ginger-c-llc-and-treasurer-of-the-state-of-missouri-custodian-of-the-second-injury-fund","displayName":"Ginger C, LLC and Treasurer of The State of Missouri, Custodian of The Second Injury Fund","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd82256:2019-09-03","opinionId":"27d4c278-0b45-5e11-bc37-48dfc8762485","slug":"rommae-hayes-v-ginger-c-llc-and-treasurer-of-the-state-of-missouri-custod-d82256","caseName":"Rommae Hayes\nvs.\nGinger C, LLC and Treasurer of The State of Missouri, Custodian of The Second Injury Fund","caseNumber":"WD82256","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2019-09-03","year":2019,"display_summary":"Rommae Hayes appealed the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission's denial of his claim for workers' compensation benefits against Ginger C, LLC. Hayes contended that he was an employee of Ginger C or, alternatively, that a statutory employment relationship existed. The appellate court affirmed the Commission's final award, concluding that the Commission's factual findings, to which the court deferred, supported the determination that Hayes was an independent contractor and that the work performed was not in Ginger C's usual course of business.","primaryTopic":"workers-compensation","topicSlugs":["workers-compensation","administrative-law","standard-of-review","contracts","civil-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=143920","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/rommae-hayes-v-ginger-c-llc-and-treasurer-of-the-state-of-missouri-custod-d82256","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":18,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: contracts","text: llc","text: business"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/corporate"},{"slug":"workers-compensation","label":"Workers' Compensation","href":"/practice-areas/workers-compensation","score":16,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: workers-compensation","text: labor and industrial relations commission","text: workers' compensation"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/workers-compensation"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}