Scott Wolfe | Construction Law Musings | October 18, 2019 Getting paid in construction is slow, hard, and stressful, according to a survey conducted by Levelset & TSheets by Quickbooks that polled over 500 construction professionals. Half of the contractors surveyed complained that they did not get paid on time, which caused serious cash flow issues that negatively impacted… Continue reading Contractors Struggle with Cash & Difficult Payment Terms, Could Benefit From Legal Advice, According to New Survey
Tag: General Contractors
Caveat Contractors: Under New California Law, General Contractors Will be on the Hook for Unpaid Subcontractor Wages
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
Courts Misunderstand the Meaning of “That Particular Part”
David Smith | Policyholder Perspective | June 7, 2017 This is part one of a two-part series looking at how court decisions in recent years have thwarted general contractors’ reasonable expectation of coverage under their general liability policies. In early March, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an unpublished opinion in Archer Western Contractors v.… Continue reading Courts Misunderstand the Meaning of “That Particular Part”
General Contractors Defeat Claim of Joint Employer Status
Noel P. Tripp – May 19, 2014 Individuals employed by subcontractors in construction (and other industries) from time to time seek to go “up the food chain” and assert that control was exerted by general contractors on their job sites sufficient to render those general contractors “joint employers” for purposes of the wage laws. The goal of… Continue reading General Contractors Defeat Claim of Joint Employer Status
New Indemnity Law Protects Subcontractors
Maria J. Giardina – July 19, 2012 California Senate Bill 474 prohibits a contract provision requiring a subcontractor to indemnify a general contractor, construction manager, or other subcontractor for claims arising out of their “active negligence.” This bill, which becomes effective January 2013, represents a major legislative victory for subcontractors and establishes other important protections… Continue reading New Indemnity Law Protects Subcontractors