Pennsylvania Supreme Court Reaffirms Statutory Employer Immunity for General Contractors

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On October 23, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decided Yoder v. McCarthy Const. Inc., addressing statutory employer immunity in the context of a construction project under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act. The court’s decision reaffirmed longstanding precedent that general contractors may claim statutory employer immunity against tort claims initiated by a subcontractor employee, irrespective of whether they actually pay workers’ compensation benefits to an injured subcontractor…
By: Troutman Pepper Locke
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