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General employer

Term · Insurance and risk management · MLC-T-INS-001634

The primary employer that loans an employee to another employer, known as the special employer, for a specific project or period. The general employer retains a degree of control, such as the right to hire and fire, and is responsible for paying wages and providing benefits. In workers' compensation cases, liability is determined by which employer had control over the employee's work activities at the time of injury.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-INS-001634
FieldInsurance and risk management
SubjectEmployment Practices Liability
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-INS-001634",
  "term": "General employer",
  "field": "Insurance and risk management",
  "definition": "The primary employer that loans an employee to another employer, known as the special employer, for a specific project or period. The general employer retains a degree of control, such as the right to hire and fire, and is responsible for paying wages and providing benefits. In workers' compensation cases, liability is determined by which employer had control over the employee's work activities at the time of injury.",
  "subject": "Employment Practices Liability",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/general-employer/"
}

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