Court of Appeals Sees Through Attempt to Skirt Workers’ Compensation Rules on Employees and Independent Contractors

Bruce Hamilton and Luke West

In Macias v. BSI Associates, Inc. d/b/a Carolina Chimney, No. COA 19-299 (November 5, 2019), a recent unpublished opinion, the Court of Appeals reiterated its adherence to the Hayes doctrine for determining whether an injured worker is an “employee” and therefore entitled to workers’ compensation benefits, or an “independent contractor” and not entitled to any…