Jim McNeill and Peter Stockburger | Dentons | December 27, 2017 Enacted by California state legislators in September and effective for contracts entered on or after January 1, 2018, A.B. 1701 makes direct contractors (defined as those with a direct contractual relationship with a project owner) who work on private projects in California responsible for… Continue reading Caveat Contractors: Under New California Law, General Contractors Will be on the Hook for Unpaid Subcontractor Wages