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Facts

• Ray Flowers, a worker, was injured while performing tasks for Western Motors, Inc. The primary issue was whether he was an independent contractor or an employee at the time of his injury.

Procedural History

• Workers’ Compensation Administration, October 7, 2019: The workers' compensation judge concluded that Ray Flowers was an independent contractor, and thus, the Workers’ Compensation Act did not apply.

Parties' Submissions

• Worker-Appellee: Argued that at the time of the injury, the worker was an independent contractor, making the Workers’ Compensation Act inapplicable.
• Employer/Insurer-Appellants: [Not applicable or not found]

Legal Issues

• Whether the worker was an independent contractor at the time of his injury, thereby exempting him from the protections of the Workers’ Compensation Act.

Disposition

• The order of the workers' compensation judge, concluding that Ray Flowers was an independent contractor at the time of his injury and thus not covered by the Workers’ Compensation Act, was affirmed.

Reasons

• Per VARGAS, J., with ATTREP, J., and BOGARDUS, J., concurring: The Court of Appeals decided to affirm the workers' compensation judge's order based on the arguments and evidence presented. The Worker filed a memorandum in support of the proposed summary affirmance, and the Employer/Insurer did not file any memoranda in opposition within the allotted time frame. The Court interpreted the lack of opposition as acceptance of the proposed disposition, in line with precedent (para 1).