General contractors on multi-employer worksites are not responsible for the safety of their subcontractors. the Utah Supreme Court has ruled. With the decision, the court rejected the federal labor law known as the multi-employer worksite doctrine, which holds a general contractor accountable for the safety of all employees on a worksite, including those of subcontractors. The court asserted that the federal doctrine is "incompatible with the governing Utah statute."
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