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Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

OSHA Continues to Cite General Contractors for Subcontractors' Safety Violations

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), falls continue to be the top cause of employee deaths in the construction industry. Understandably, OSHA views fall protection as an enforcement priority....more

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Asbestos/Duty of Care: Connecticut Court Addresses Construction Project/Liability Issues

The Superior Court of Connecticut (Judicial District of Hartford) (“Court”) addressed in a September 30th opinion certain issues arising in an asbestos exposure case. See Julian Poce, et al., v. O&G Industries, Inc., et al.,...more

Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP

OSHRC’s recent ruling provides important guidance for employers on heat exposure and the general duty clause

On Feb. 28 the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) reversed a citation issued to A.H. Sturgill Roofing, Inc. for the heat-related death of an employee, finding that all of the elements of proof of the...more

Snell & Wilmer

Utah Rejects the Multi-Employer Worksite Doctrine: General Contractors are Only Responsible for the Safety of Their Employees at a...

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The Utah Supreme Court recently held in Hughes General Contractors, Inc. v. Utah Labor Comm’n that the multi-employer worksite doctrine, which makes a general contractor responsible for the safety of all workers at a...more

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