Illinois Supreme Court Decides General Contractors Cannot Assert Exclusive Remedy Doctrine
By Jeffrey Kehl
Construction Law,
August 2022
In Munoz v. Bulley & Andrews, LLC, the Illinois Supreme Court held that the exclusive remedy provision of the Workers’ Compensation Act, which bars any direct action of an employee against their employer for negligence, does not apply to a general contractor who provided workers’ compensation insurance and benefits for a subcontractor and its employees, including the plaintiff.
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