Holland & Hart: Utah Rejects Multi-employer Worksite Doctrine for Safety Violations | Practical Law

Holland & Hart: Utah Rejects Multi-employer Worksite Doctrine for Safety Violations | Practical Law

This Law Firm Publication by Holland & Hart LLP discusses Hughes General Contractors, Inc. v. Utah Labor Commission, in which the Utah Supreme Court held that a general contractor was not liable for its subcontractor's violations of the Utah Occupational Safety and Health Act (UOSH Act). The court found that a company's obligations under the UOSH Act extend only to its employees. It declined to adopt the multi-employer worksite doctrine that federal courts, interpreting the federal Occupational Safety & Health Act, have used to extend safety violation liability to anyone with supervisory control over a worksite.

Holland & Hart: Utah Rejects Multi-employer Worksite Doctrine for Safety Violations

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Holland & Hart: Utah Rejects Multi-employer Worksite Doctrine for Safety Violations

by Holland & Hart LLP
Published on 19 Feb 2014United States, Utah
This Law Firm Publication by Holland & Hart LLP discusses Hughes General Contractors, Inc. v. Utah Labor Commission, in which the Utah Supreme Court held that a general contractor was not liable for its subcontractor's violations of the Utah Occupational Safety and Health Act (UOSH Act). The court found that a company's obligations under the UOSH Act extend only to its employees. It declined to adopt the multi-employer worksite doctrine that federal courts, interpreting the federal Occupational Safety & Health Act, have used to extend safety violation liability to anyone with supervisory control over a worksite.