Katherine Dempsey | The Subrogation Strategist In Allstate Veh. & Prop. Ins. Co. v. Glitz Constr. Corp., 2023 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 1180, 2023 NY Slip Op 01171, the Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, Second Department (Appellate Court), considered whether a contractor could be found liable for its subcontractor’s alleged negligence in causing injury… Continue reading Someone Who Hires an Independent Contractor May Still Be Liable, But Not in This Case
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City of Seattle’s “Independent Contractor Protections Ordinance” Will Go Into Effect September 2022
Helen M. McFarland and Emma Kazaryan | Seyfarth Shaw On September 1, 2022, a City of Seattle ordinance will go into effect providing protections to persons and entities engaging as independent contractors within City limits. Overview of Ordinance On September 1, 2022, the City of Seattle’s “Independent Contractor Protections Ordinance” (SMC 14.34) (the “Ordinance”) takes effect.… Continue reading City of Seattle’s “Independent Contractor Protections Ordinance” Will Go Into Effect September 2022
Under Privette Doctrine, A Landowner Delegates All Responsibility For Workplace Safety to its Independent Contractor, and therefore Owes No Duty to Remedy or Adopt Measures to Protect Against Known Hazards
Krsto Mijanovic, Jeffrey C. Schmid and John M. Wilkerson | Haight Brown & Bonesteel In Gonzalez v. Mathis (2021 WL 3671594) (“Gonzalez”), the Supreme Court of California held that a landowner generally owes no duty to an independent contractor or its workers to remedy or adopt other measures to protect them against known hazards on the premises.… Continue reading Under Privette Doctrine, A Landowner Delegates All Responsibility For Workplace Safety to its Independent Contractor, and therefore Owes No Duty to Remedy or Adopt Measures to Protect Against Known Hazards
Calif. Supreme Holds the Line on Homeowners’ Liability for Contractor Injuries
Jim Sams | Claims Journal A homeowner who exercised no control over the worksite is not liable for injuries to an independent contractor even though the homeowner had failed to repair an obvious hazard, the California Supreme Court ruled. In a unanimous decision Thursday, the high court overturned the Court of Appeals, saying it will “decline to… Continue reading Calif. Supreme Holds the Line on Homeowners’ Liability for Contractor Injuries
AB 2257: California Rewrites Independent Contractor Law…Again
Kelly O. Scott | ECJ Blogs As promised, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2257 which effectively rewrites Assembly Bill 5, the flawed law which sought to codify and clarify the California Supreme Court’s ruling in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court and took effect on January 1, 2020. AB 2257 became effective upon signature. At approximately… Continue reading AB 2257: California Rewrites Independent Contractor Law…Again