Kristi Morgan Aronica | Weitz Morgan Subcontractors who have not been paid for their goods or services as a general rule do not have the ability to seek redress from the government. Because subcontractors lack privity, their recourse lies in an action against the prime for breach of contract or other common law and statutory… Continue reading Government Involvement When Prime Contractors Fail to Pay Subcontractors
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Prime Contractors Take Note of New California Law Imposing Liability for Subcontractors’ Employees’ Unpaid Wages
Robert A. James, John r. Heisse and Amy Pierce | Gravel2Gavel | November 21, 2017 California is imposing greater responsibilities on prime contractors for nonpayment of wages and benefits by their subcontractors. On October 14, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Assembly Bill 1701 (Thurmond), adding Section 218.7 to the California Labor Code. Labor Code §… Continue reading Prime Contractors Take Note of New California Law Imposing Liability for Subcontractors’ Employees’ Unpaid Wages