When you sign a home improvement contract, you probably picture one company showing up, doing the work, and sending a bill.

A general contractor in Southern California found itself on the hook for its subcontractor’s failure to pay wages to its workers, even though the general contractor had no knowledge of it. The case ...

The federal government’s effort in mobilizing more government contractors in recent years to help the nation move forward from the COVID-19 pandemic sets a favorable precedent for the professionals in ...

Homeowners are increasingly discovering that the check they wrote to a general contractor was only the beginning of the bill.

I am a general contractor and developer of commercial and industrial projects. On every project we select from our database of over 3,000 companies to eventually hire at least 35 subcontractors and ...

This experienced panel of construction lawyers will discuss the most important risk allocation clauses in a construction contract from the compelling viewpoints of a construction project owner, a ...

If you hire a subcontractor who either doesn’t carry workers’ compensation or who doesn’t have the right kind of coverage your business could suffer the consequences. Two of the biggest and most ...

Many contractors employ pay-if-paid provisions in their subcontracts, which may present difficulties for subcontractors seeking to be paid in a timely fashion. A pay-if-paid provision generally ...