General Contractors & The Privette Doctrine
A Hiring Party May Be Liable For The Contractor’s Torts If The Hirer Had The Right To Terminate The Relationship || As a general rule, an employee of an independent contractor cannot sue the party that hired the contractor to do the work. This is also known as the Privette Doctrine, which arose after the case of Privette v. Superior Court. In the Privette case, the Court held that owners and general contractors are not liable for injuries to the employees of subcontractors unless they have affirmatively done something by an act or omission that causes the injury.