The general contractor on a construction project must pay civil penalties and is liable for benefits for two carpenters who fell off a deck while working for an uninsured subcontractor, the North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled.Case: Michael Dewayne Putnam and Darrell Thompson v. Randy Alexander and/or Majestic Mountain Construction and Marsha Patterson-Jones and/or Randy Alexander, No. COA08-306, 01/06/2009. (Consolidated case)Facts: Putnam and Thompson were injured when a deck collapsed while they were doing carpentry work for Randy Alexander, who did not have workers' compensation insur...
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