The Florida Senate

¹442.119  Liability and responsibility of independent contractor, general contractor, and subcontractor.--

(1)  For purposes of compliance with this act, an independent contractor or subcontractor shall be responsible for her or his employees in the workplace of another employer.

(2)  In case a general contractor sublets any part or parts of her or his contract work to a subcontractor or subcontractors, all of the employees of such general contractor and subcontractor or subcontractors engaged on such contract work shall be deemed to be employed in one and the same business or establishment, and the general contractor shall be responsible for satisfying the provisions of ss. 442.106, 442.107, 442.108, 442.109, 442.115, 442.116, and 442.118, except with respect to employees of a subcontractor who has complied with such provisions.

(3)  In those instances in which the general contractor carries out the provisions of ss. 442.106, 442.107, 442.108, 442.109, 442.115, 442.116, and 442.118 with respect to the employees of a subcontractor, her or his liability to such employees shall be limited solely to the provisions of this act and shall in no way absolve the liabilities imposed upon the subcontractor with respect to such employees by any other statute or common law.

History.--s. 3, ch. 84-223; s. 138, ch. 97-103; s. 14, ch. 99-240.

¹Note.--Repealed July 1, 2000, by s. 14, ch. 99-240.