A North Carolina taxi driver who was shot by a passenger can’t receive workers compensation benefits for his injuries because he was an independent contractor with his taxi company, a North Carolina appeals court ruled Tuesday.

Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc. has acquired Chattanooga, Tennessee-based software developer Absentys L.L.C.

The percentage of Texas employers who choose to buy workers compensation insurance has increased 5% in 10 years, according to a biennial report from the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation.