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Illinois Department of Insurance Cannot Decide Owner-Operator Employment Dispute, Appeals Court Rules
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Tags: Illinois Department of Insurance, Illinois Insurance Code, Trucking Owner-Operator

The Illinois Department of Insurance cannot adjudicate employment status disputes relating to insurance premium calculations. That is the ruling from the Illinois First District Court of Appeals in a significant decision with ramifications for trucking companies utilizing owner-operator agreements.

The case, CAT Express, Inc. v. Muriel, 2019 IL App (1st) 181851, concerned whether truck drivers retained under an owner-operator agreement are employees or independent contractors for the purpose of workers’ compensation insurance. CAT Express (“CAT”), an Illinois ...

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