Common use of Independence of the Administrator Clause in Contracts

Independence of the Administrator. For all purposes of this Administration Agreement, the Administrator shall be an independent contractor and shall not be subject to the supervision of the Issuer with respect to the manner in which it accomplishes the performance of its obligations hereunder. Unless expressly authorized by the Issuer, the Administrator shall have no authority, and shall not hold itself out as having the authority, to act for or represent the Issuer in any way and shall not otherwise be deemed an agent of the Issuer. The work to be performed under this Administration Agreement is part of the Issuer’s business and is an integral part of and is essential to the business and operations of the Issuer. For purposes of the Louisiana Worker’s Compensation Act, the Issuer is deemed to be the statutory employer of the Administrator’s employees who perform the services under this Administration Agreement. Although the Issuer is to be granted the protections that are afforded a statutory employer under Louisiana law, this provision is included for the sole purpose of establishing a statutory employer relationship between the Issuer and the Administrator’s personnel within the meaning of La. R.S. 23:1061(A) and is not intended to create an employer / employee relationship as between the Issuer and the Administrator’s personnel for any other purpose. The Administrator shall be and remain primarily responsible for the payment of workers’ compensation benefits to the Administrator’s personnel and shall not be entitled to seek contribution for any such payments from the Issuer, and the Administrator further shall indemnify and hold harmless the Issuer and at the Issuer’s option defend the Issuer for any payment to the Administrator’s personnel of workers’ compensation benefits or from any claim for such benefits or any other employee claim.

Independence of the Administrator. For all purposes of this Administration Agreement, the Administrator shall be an independent contractor and shall not be subject to the supervision of the Issuer with respect to the manner in which it accomplishes the performance of its obligations hereunder. Unless expressly authorized by the Issuer, the Administrator shall have no authority, and shall not hold itself out as having the authority, to act for or represent the Issuer in any way and shall not otherwise be deemed an agent of the Issuer. The work to be performed under this Administration Agreement is part of the Issuer’s 's business and is an integral part of and is essential to the business and operations of the Issuer. For purposes of the Louisiana Worker’s 's Compensation Act, the Issuer is deemed to be the statutory employer of the Administrator’s 's employees who perform the services under this Administration Agreement. Although the Issuer is to be granted the protections that are afforded a statutory employer under Louisiana law, this provision is included for the sole purpose of establishing a statutory employer relationship between the Issuer and the Administrator’s 's personnel within the meaning of La. R.S. 23:1061(A) and is not intended to create an employer / employee relationship as between the Issuer and the Administrator’s 's personnel for any other purpose. The Administrator shall be and remain primarily responsible for the payment of workers’ ' compensation benefits to the Administrator’s 's personnel and shall not be entitled to seek contribution for any such payments from the Issuer, and the Administrator further shall indemnify and hold harmless the Issuer and at the Issuer’s 's option defend the Issuer for any payment to the Administrator’s 's personnel of workers’ ' compensation benefits or from any claim for such benefits or any other employee claim.