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Subcontractor Insurance: 7 Policies Subs Should Consider for Their Business

Levelset

Business insurance can help mitigate occurrences or disasters that can severely impact or destroy the good standing of your business. Let’s take a look a subcontractor insurance: when it’s needed, what happens if a sub goes uninsured, and what policies subs can use to protect their businesses from risk.

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What Are the Legal Safeguards for Getting Back to Work?

Pro Builder

As a result, the home builder could be considered a joint employer, potentially making them liable for employment law violations by a trade partner or for negligence or an injury caused by a subcontractor’s employees. Travers, a labor and employment attorney and partner in the Jacksonville, Fla., office of Akerman. . RELATED.

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#67:  Paying Your Subcontractor's Employees

NH Construction Law

An insurance certificate showing that the sub has workers comp coverage should always be a prerequisite to allowing the sub to proceed. If a sub won’t share its current financials, chances are they aren’t pretty.

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PRIORITIZING SAFETY AT YOUR HOLIDAY PARTY

Safety Services Company

Medical insurance and workers’ compensation premiums can also take a heavy hit. Harassment and Discrimination. The second-most common downfall at holiday parties is the stage for harassment and discrimination.

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#85:  Who Decides Arbitrability?

NH Construction Law

New York Life Insurance Company , 2019 DNH 190, No. Henry Schein has left courts with little wiggle room to deny a motion to dismiss founded on a valid delegation clause, but our own federal court has been among the first to start wiggling. In Bossé v. 19-cv-016-SM (Nov.

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25 HR Compliance Terms to Know for 2018

Green Building Law Update

Intended to remedy the effects of past discrimination or underutilization of women and minorities. Depending on legislation, which varies by jurisdiction, employers may need to remove questions about criminal history from the initial job application. The AAP’s effectiveness is measured by the results it actually achieves.

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Recruiting Ideas for Low Wage Workers 

ExactHire - Construction

In the past, rigid employers weren’t understanding when they needed time off to care for family. Lack of health insurance and affordable housing means these workers are more likely to live paycheck to paycheck. The rising cost of healthcare makes many employers balk at offering better benefits. Offer better benefits and perks.

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