Legal and Regulatory

California General Contractors Must Fulfill Subcontractors’ Wage Obligations

Under a new law, general contractors in California must take responsibility for any employee wages or benefits that their subcontractors fail to make under contracts entered into after Jan. 1, 2018.
By Joanna Masterson
March 2, 2018
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by Joanna Masterson

Joanna Masterson was a writer and editor for Construction Executive for more than a decade.

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