Matthew H. Mues | Davis Wright Tremaine On May 29, 2025, Oregon Gov. Kotek signed into law SB 426 relating to unpaid wages of employees of contractors and subcontractors on construction projects in Oregon. This new wages law will be added to and made a part of ORS chapter 652. This new wages law applies to all… Continue reading It’s Official: In Oregon, Owners and Contractors Can Be Held Responsible for Unpaid Wages of Employees of Subcontractors
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Builders Beware: Georgia Court Rejects Suit by Unlicensed Contractor for Unpaid Work
Kevin Levy | Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr Unlicensed contractors in Georgia recently were dealt a blow by the state’s Court of Appeals when three judges held that a contractor’s failure to possess a valid state contractor’s license precluded the contractor from bringing a lawsuit for unpaid fees. In Fleetwood v. Lucas, __ S.E.2d __, 2020… Continue reading Builders Beware: Georgia Court Rejects Suit by Unlicensed Contractor for Unpaid Work
Direct Contractors In California Should Take Steps Now To Reduce Exposure For Unpaid Wages By Subcontractors
Nora Stilestein, Candace Matson and Mercedes Cook | Construction & Infrastructure Law Blog | February 6, 2018 As of January 1, 2018, direct contractors in California who make or take a contract “for the erection, construction, alteration, or repair of a building, structure, or other private work” are jointly and severally liable with their subcontractors… Continue reading Direct Contractors In California Should Take Steps Now To Reduce Exposure For Unpaid Wages By Subcontractors
Construction Law Alert: Proposed Legislation Would Make Contractors Liable for Unpaid Wages of Subcontractors
Eric A. Grasberger and W. Cory Haller | Stoel Rives | February 13, 2018 A bill proposed in the Oregon House of Representatives threatens to fundamentally alter the relationships between owners, contractors, their subcontractors, and their subcontractors’ employees. Under the bill, a contractor (defined as a person who contracts with an owner to perform construction)… Continue reading Construction Law Alert: Proposed Legislation Would Make Contractors Liable for Unpaid Wages of Subcontractors
Direct Contractors In California Should Take Steps Now To Reduce Exposure For Unpaid Wages By Subcontractors
Nora Stilestein, Candance Matson and Mercedes Cook | Construction & Infrastructure Law Blog | February 6, 2018 As of January 1, 2018, direct contractors in California who make or take a contract “for the erection, construction, alteration, or repair of a building, structure, or other private work” are jointly and severally liable with their subcontractors… Continue reading Direct Contractors In California Should Take Steps Now To Reduce Exposure For Unpaid Wages By Subcontractors