A subcontractor - contractor agreement is used when a contractor hires someone else (known as a subcontractor) to help with a specific task on a project. For example, an HVAC expert may be brought in ...

Agreements between contractors and subcontractors are governed by the law of contracts. The relationship between contractors and subcontractors is one that usually arises when a contractor bids on a ...

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 ...

When you hire a contractor, you expect them to handle the job and the people they bring with them. In reality, the subcontractors they choose can quietly shift legal and financial risk back onto you ...

On June 12, Governor Tom Wolf signed into law amendments to Pennsylvania’s Contractor and Subcontractor Payment Act (CASPA), 73 P.S. § 501 et seq., which will become effective on October 10, 2018. The ...

Builders, general contractors, architects, engineers and others in the construction industry often use independent contractors in their work. But is the “independent contractor” you're using really an ...

The inclusion of a subcontractor's bid as part of the general contractor's overall bid for work does not create a contractual relationship between the subcontractor and the general contractor, the ...

Federal contractors and subcontractors have a lot to consider as they navigate the challenges COVID-19 presents to the workplace. On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced his Path Out of the ...

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 ...

Q: We finished some renovations on our home and made the last payment to our contractor last week. Yesterday, one of the people he brought in called us and said he had not been paid by the contractor, ...