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#67:  Paying Your Subcontractor's Employees

NH Construction Law

Similarly, New Hampshire law provides that if a subcontractor doesn’t pay amounts owed to its employees under workers’ compensation laws, the general contractor must cover those as well. RSA 275:46. RSA 281-A:18.

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WILG president talks workplace injuries

Safety Services Company

I would say the vast majority of my clients are very fearful of losing their jobs, even with a collective bargaining agreement in place. The unintended result was that injuries which were no longer covered by workers’ compensation, could now be adjudicated in a civil lawsuit. What is a common fallacy about workplace injuries?

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#92:  Lost Profits and Waivers of Consequential Damages

NH Construction Law

In the law of contracts, damages suffered by the nonbreaching party may be either “direct” (loss of the benefit of the bargain, measured by the cost of remedying the deficient performance) or “consequential” (other reasonably foreseeable harm caused by the breach).

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Labour Contract Vs Material Contract - Which Contract is Better for Constructing your House?

Civil Lead

Workmanship - Both workmanship and quality materials are the responsibility of the contractor and hence in case of poor workmanship the owner can reject the work without any compensation. In some cases, contractors will not assume responsibility of damages or defects and can claim them on faulty materials provided.