Lawmakers seek to limit liability of general contractors
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West Virginia lawmakers want to repeal state law that makes “prime contractors” liable for the failure of subcontractors to carry workers compensation coverage.
H.B. 4787, introduced Friday and sent to the Committee on Workforce Development, states that lead contractors would not be responsible for a subcontractor’s failure to “properly” make payments for workers comp coverage.
The state makes general contractors liable in amendments made in 1931.
