Labor/Employment
Sep. 29, 2011
Justices limit liability for entities hiring independent contractors
The Privette rule does not apply when the hiring entity fails to comply with workplace safety requirements. By Grace Chan of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore
In Privette v. Superior Court, the state Supreme Court held that employees of independent contractors who are injured on the job cannot sue the entity that hired the contractor for work. (1993) 5 Cal.4th 689. The rationale for this holding was that workplace injuries are covered by workers' compensation insurance, the cost of which is included in the contract price paid by the hiring entity.
In the recent case of SeaBright v...
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