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.
The subcontractor is a one-man shop and has never carried workers compensation. Due to the fact that they have no employees and you have worked with them before, you donât even question it. You paid them $10,000 throughout the year and now itâs time for your audit.he subcontractors they use can range from million dollar corporations to a one-man electrical contractor. Insurance companies in Illinois are have and will include subcontractors costs as payroll if those subcontractors do not show proof of workers compensation insurance.