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.
Thus the provision applies to contractors and subcontractors, but not to the owners of property. In general, homeowners and other property owners are not subject to the NC Workersâ Compensation Act for people they directly hire to do work on property they own. So a property owner who contracts with a company to improve or repair property is not covered by the provision, while the contractor they hire is.