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Download Now Kentucky's workers' compensation law covers every person in the service of an employer under any contract of hire or apprenticeship, express or implied (KY Rev. Stat. Sec. 342.640). Thus an employer-employee relationship is a prerequisite for determining whether an individual is eligible for workers' compensation coverage. According to the Kentucky Supreme Court, the four predominant factors that distinguish an employee from an independent contractor are (1) the nature of the work as related to the business generally carried on by the alleged employer; (2) the extent of control exercised by the alleged employer; (3) the professional skill of the alleged employee; and (4) the true intent of the parties (Uninsured Employers' Fund v. Garland, 805 S.W.2d 116 (1991)).