Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  Buck(noun) lye or suds in which cloth is soaked in the operation of bleaching, or in which clothes are washed. 2  Buck(noun) the cloth or clothes soaked or washed. 3  Buck(verb) to soak, steep, or boil, in lye or suds; -- a process in bleaching.
If the employee of a subcontractor suffers an on-the-job injury, the subcontractorâs workers' comp carrier should provide the medical and indemnity benefits. If the subcontractor is not covered, then the employee can file a claim against the general contractorâs insurance company.
If that person (or company) then places a contract with another person (or company) to have all or perhaps a specialist part of the original work done, then that second person (or company) is a subcontractor. From the employers point of view, he only pays the person he has a direct contract with.