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This case involves Christopher Toms, an applicant injured while employed as a truck driver by Beeline Transportation, an illegally uninsured entity. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration of a finding that Kiewit Pacific Company, permissibly self-insured, was a dual employer. The Board rescinded the prior award, finding that Kiewit was a contracting party who engaged Beeline as an independent contractor. No statutory basis existed to deem Toms an employee of Kiewit, therefore Kiewit is not liable for workers' compensation benefits.
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This case involves Christopher Toms, an applicant injured while employed as a truck driver by Beeline Transportation, an illegally uninsured entity. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration of a finding that Kiewit Pacific Company, permissibly self-insured, was a dual employer. The Board rescinded the prior award, finding that Kiewit was a contracting party who engaged Beeline as an independent contractor. No statutory basis existed to deem Toms an employee of Kiewit, therefore Kiewit is not liable for workers' compensation benefits.
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