OUFAFA v. TAXI, LLC

2022-SC-0003-WC.

664 S.W.3d 592 (2023)

Daoud OUFAFA, Appellant v. TAXI, LLC d/b/a Taxi 7 (aka Taxicab); AIG; Commonwealth of Kentucky ex rel. Daniel J. Cameron, Attorney General; W. Greg Harvey; Uninsured Employers' Fund; and Workers' Compensation Board, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

February 16, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL FOR APPELLANT: Andrew Clarke Weeks , Legal Justice at Work PLLC, Louisville.

COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE, TAXI LLC D/B/A TAXI 7 (AKA TAXICAB): Kyle L. Johnson , Fogle Keller Walker, PLLC.

COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE, AIG: Ronald Jude Pohl , Lexington, Clarrisa Shirlann Wells , Pohl & Aubrey PSC.

COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE, COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY EX REL. DANIEL J. CAMEREON, ATTORNEY GENERAL: Daniel J. Cameron , Attorney General of Kentucky.

APPELLEE, W. GREG HARVEY, ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE.

COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE, UNINSURED EMPLOYERS' FUND: William Henry Jones, III , Ashland.

COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE, WORKERS COMPENSATION BOARD: Michael W. Alvey , Chairman, Department of Workers' Claims.


Appellant, Daoud Oufafa was working as a Taxi 7 driver when he was shot in the shoulder, causing permanent damage. Oufafa was denied workers' compensation benefits by Taxi 7 on the grounds that he was an independent contractor, not an employee. An ALJ determined...

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