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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=601433718-19082011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial> Turns out that "volunteers"
working without remuneration are not "employees" of the GC under comp law.
Mea culpa. See, Fla. Stat. s. 440.02(15)(d)6 (person who does
not receive remuneration for services is presumed a "volunteer" which is defined
not to be an "employee" for ch. 440 WC purposes). So, the volunteer
Church workforce will not have claims against the GC's WC policy but will have
claims, if injured, against GC's GL policy (unless excluded under the GL
policy). </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=601433718-19082011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial> Fla. Stats. ss. 440.09
and 440.10 mandate (absent statutory exemption) that the employer
(GC) provide WC benefits to injured employees. Though I invite others
to cite to statutory or common law authority permitting advance releases
from BI claims in the employment context, it would appear from the
mandatory statutory language and public policy grounds that such would not be
enforceable in the employment context.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=601433718-19082011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial> Due to these
volunteers not being ch. 440 employees and not subject to WC coverage, the
caselaw David cited may apply and be enforceable to permit advance waivers of BI
claims.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><B>Michael R. Gibbons (<A
href="http://lowndes-law.com/our-people/michael-r-gibbons">Bio</A>)<BR>Shareholder<BR></B></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT color=#008000 size=2>Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor &
Reed, P.A.<BR></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT color=#008000 size=2>450
South Orange Avenue, 8th Floor<BR></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
color=#008000 size=2>Orlando, FL 32801<BR></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
color=#008000 size=2>Phone: 407-418-6378<BR></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
color=#008000 size=2>Fax: 407-843-4444<BR></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
color=#008000 size=2>email:</FONT> <A
href="mailto:michael.gibbons@lowndes-law.com"><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2>michael.gibbons@lowndes-law.com</FONT></A></SPAN><BR><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT color=#008000 size=2>website:</FONT> <A
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B>
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[mailto:constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Gibbons, Michael<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, August 19, 2011 12:04
PM<BR><B>To:</B> RPPTL constructionlaw<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:
[RPPTL-constructionlaw] Commercial Job (church)
withvolunteerlabor<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=947365315-19082011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial> Injured workers, volunteer or
otherwise, will likely have recourse against the GC's Workers Comp policy as the
statutory employer of record. Not an expert on comp law, but that is my
understanding. As the GC of record, GC's GL policy will also be exposed to
claims for both third party BI and PD claims.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=947365315-19082011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial> I am not sure a worker,
volunteer or otherwise, can enforceably release in advance claims for
jobsite injuries. If that were the case, I suspect all kinds of employers
would extract such concessions from their employees or laborers. I would
suggest the GC get a (725.06 compliant) indemnity and hold harmless
agreement from the Church itself which is the entity actually benefitting from
everyone's volunteering and the entity likely best able to respond to an actual
claim for indemnity from the GC.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><B>Michael R. Gibbons (<A
href="http://lowndes-law.com/our-people/michael-r-gibbons">Bio</A>)<BR>Shareholder<BR></B></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT color=#008000 size=2>Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor &
Reed, P.A.<BR></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT color=#008000 size=2>450
South Orange Avenue, 8th Floor<BR></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
color=#008000 size=2>Orlando, FL 32801<BR></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
color=#008000 size=2>Phone: 407-418-6378<BR></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
color=#008000 size=2>Fax: 407-843-4444<BR></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
color=#008000 size=2>email:</FONT> <A
href="mailto:michael.gibbons@lowndes-law.com"><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2>michael.gibbons@lowndes-law.com</FONT></A></SPAN><BR><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT color=#008000 size=2>website:</FONT> <A
href="http://www.lowndes-law.com/"><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2>http://www.lowndes-law.com</FONT></A></SPAN><BR><BR>
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[mailto:constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>fred.dudley@hklaw.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, August 19, 2011 11:32
AM<BR><B>To:</B> constructionlaw@lists.flabarrpptl.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:
[RPPTL-constructionlaw] Commercial Job (church) with
volunteerlabor<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Off the top of my
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style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">No license is required for
these volunteers, since they are not being compensated;</SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.75in"
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style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Any liability for injuries on
the premises (anytime) should be a matter covered by the church’s property
insurance policy, so they may want to consult with their agent.</SPAN></P>
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[mailto:constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Robert E. Doan<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, August 19, 2011 11:20
AM<BR><B>To:</B> RPPTL constructionlaw<BR><B>Subject:</B>
[RPPTL-constructionlaw] Commercial Job (church) with volunteer
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<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in" class=MsoNormal>A church owner wants to use
“volunteers” from the congregation to do much of the labor on a
renovation. A GC will be paid to pull permits and actually supervise and
direct the work (not just pull permits and disappear.) GC is concerned
about liability for these volunteers if they are injured on the job and would
like to address it as much as possible contractually and/or with
waivers/releases signed by the volunteers. </P>
<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in" class=MsoNormal> </P>
<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in" class=MsoNormal>Anyone dealt with this scenario
before. If so, please reply directly to me at: <A
href="mailto:robert@lawgainesville.com">robert@lawgainesville.com</A> </P>
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