FERMIN ELIAS vs. CLARK EDWIN CLIFFORD COOPER dba BRIDGECOURT CONSTRUCTION, GEORGE COOPER, JEFFREY BOXER, ALLSTATE INSURANCE, THE DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS as administrator of the UNINSURED EMPLOYERS BENETIS TRUST FUND, SEDGWICK

The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied Allstate Insurance's petition for reconsideration and dismissed the Uninsured Employers Benefits Trust Fund's petition. The Board adopted the WCJ's reasoning, which found the applicant to be an employee of Jeffrey Boxer, not an independent contractor. This conclusion was based on Labor Code section 2750.5 and evidence demonstrating that George Cooper, who hired the applicant, was not the licensed contractor, and that Clark Cooper, the actual license holder, had no direct dealings with Boxer.