Supreme Court of Virginia June 11, 1993, Record 920856 (Roberts v. City of Alexandria)

JUSTICE COMPTON

delivered the opinion of the Court.

In this personal injury suit against a municipality brought by an employee of an independent contractor providing medical services at the municipality’s detention center, the broad question is whether the employee’s common-law action is barred on the ground that her exclusive remedy is under the Workers’ Compensation Act (the Act).