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

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

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 ...

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 ...

Construction contracts generally require subcontractors to extend additional insured status on the subcontractor’s policies for the benefit of the contractor who relies on this coverage to protect it ...

When companies face a complex project that seems impossible to achieve, who do they call? Subcontractors! Despite more mergers and acquisitions happening now more than ever, big contractors still need ...

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 ...

A law passed in Maryland in April will allow a general contractor to be sued for the failures of subcontractors to pay wages properly. This change may put general contractors in a position where they ...

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 ...

One critical misconception is that a subcontractor’s bankruptcy means that it is going out of business. A bankruptcy by a subcontractor may actually be the method by which the subcontractor continues ...

Subcontractors are crucial for efficient, specialized, and sustainable project completion but introduce significant supply chain risks related to qualifications, safety, and financial health. Almost ...