SB 538

Abstract

Nonpayment of wages; defense of contractor. Provides that a general contractor or subcontractor, regardless of tier, may submit as evidence in defending against a claim for nonpayment a written certification, under oath, from any lower-tier subcontractor stating that (i) the subcontractor and each of his sub-subcontractors has paid all employees all wages due for the period during which the wages are claimed for the work performed on the project and (ii) to the subcontractor's knowledge, all sub-subcontractors below the subcontractor, regardless of tier, have similarly paid their employees all such wages. This bill is identical to HB 889.

Nonpayment of wages; defense of contractor. Provides that a general contractor or subcontractor, regardless of tier, may submit as evidence in defending against a claim for nonpayment a written certification, under oath, from any lower-tier subcontractor stating that (i) the subcontractor and each of his sub-subcontractors has paid all employees all wages due for the period during which the wages are claimed for the work performed on the project and (ii) to the subcontractor's knowledge, all sub-subcontractors below the subcontractor, regardless of tier, have similarly paid their employees all such wages. This bill is identical to HB 889.

Nonpayment of wages; defense of contractor.Provides that a contractor, regardless of tier, has a valid defenseto a claim for nonpayment of wages if he obtains a written certificationfrom the subcontractor stating that (i) the subcontractor and eachof his sub-subcontractors has paid all employees all wages due forthe period during which the wages are claimed for the work performedon the project and (ii) to the subcontractor's knowledge, all sub-subcontractorsbelow the subcontractor, regardless of tier, have similarly paidtheir employees all such wages.