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VakO 12.3.1985/4302:84 AI generated

Court held that a game referee was not an employee of the organizing club but an independent contractor.

Case Number VakO 12.3.1985/4302:84
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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Outcome Partially Allowed
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The court modified the accident board's decision regarding a game referee injured while officiating a baseball match. The referee, paid by the organizing club under league rules, claimed workers' compensation after suffering facial injuries. The court ruled that the referee was not in an employment relationship with the club, thereby denying workers' compensation benefits.

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Vakuutusoikeus 12.3.1985/4302:84; The court established that a referee paid by an organizing club under league guidelines does not constitute an employment relationship with that club.

Keywords

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employment relationship independent contractor workers compensation sports referee organizing club
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Mestaruussarjan pesäpallo-ottelua tuominneen erotuomarin, jolle järjestävä seura, rekisteröity yhdistys, maksoi pesäpalloliiton ohjeiden mukaisen palkkion ja korvauksen tehtävän suorittamisesta aiheutuneista kustannuksista ja joka oli vahingoittunut pesäpallonosumasta kasvoihin, ei katsottu olleen työsuhteessa mainittuun rekisteröityyn yhdistykseen. Tapaturmalautakunnan päätöstä muutettiin. (äänestys 3-2) I -jaosto