Labor/Employment
Jan. 10, 2019
Law roundup: contractors liable for unpaid wages and benefits of subcontractors’ workers
Specifically, Assembly Bill 1701, codified at Section 218.7 of the Labor Code, requires general contractors to ensure that their subcontractors’ workers — with whom they have no employment relationship — are properly paid.
JoLynn M. (Pollard) Scharrer
Shareholder
Hunt Ortmann Palffy Nieves Darling & Mah
Email: jpollard@huntortmann.com
JoLynn leads the firm's Employment Law Group and Insurance Group.
California recently enacted new legislation to hold general contractors directly liable when subcontractors fail to compensate their employees. Specifically, Assembly Bill 1701, codified at Section 218.7 of the Labor Code, requires general contractors to ensure that their subcontractors' workers -- with whom they have no employment relationship -- are properly paid. Under this new law, general contractors on private construction projects are potentially liable for pay...
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