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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Selection of a contractor should be done carefully. There are many good contractors, but not all are the right fit for your project. Most owner-contractor relationships are long-term engagements that ...

A subcontractor hired by a general contractor (GC) for a construction project has a certain scope of work, usually spelled out in a contract between the two. Included may be safety responsibilities to ...

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 ...

For decades, construction contracts and subcontracts—both in New York and elsewhere—seem to have attracted more than their share of payment disputes. Owners regularly run out of money. Contractors and ...