Alaska
I worked for a small charter fishing company primarily owned by a man that does not actually work there, but did meet me, and knew and acknowledges my activity in a letter. He does not acknowledge me as being under his employ, however, and paints me as a more loose, independent worker strictly under the responsibility of one of the captains of one of his boats.
This captain is my half-brother. I reported almost entirely to him, however, I did do work for another of the owner's boats and its captain. There's no dispute, from a non-legal standpoint, I did most of my work for my brother. This is a convenient chance for him to shrug this off as a family dispute, which is true, but does involve his company.
Obviously, the case would work better against the owner, for purposes of receiving payment, as he is more wealthy. Can you help me decide whom to target? Is he still liable for his employee's actions? He was aware of this and acknowledges it in a letter, and the work was done for his company, just supervised by one of his employees.
This makes sense, but I guess I'm trying to make sure I go with the best case. Because I'm unsure if the court would allow a secondary suit against my brother, if the case against the owner fell through? Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
I worked for a small charter fishing company primarily owned by a man that does not actually work there, but did meet me, and knew and acknowledges my activity in a letter. He does not acknowledge me as being under his employ, however, and paints me as a more loose, independent worker strictly under the responsibility of one of the captains of one of his boats.
This captain is my half-brother. I reported almost entirely to him, however, I did do work for another of the owner's boats and its captain. There's no dispute, from a non-legal standpoint, I did most of my work for my brother. This is a convenient chance for him to shrug this off as a family dispute, which is true, but does involve his company.
Obviously, the case would work better against the owner, for purposes of receiving payment, as he is more wealthy. Can you help me decide whom to target? Is he still liable for his employee's actions? He was aware of this and acknowledges it in a letter, and the work was done for his company, just supervised by one of his employees.
This makes sense, but I guess I'm trying to make sure I go with the best case. Because I'm unsure if the court would allow a secondary suit against my brother, if the case against the owner fell through? Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.
Thanks.