FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Property Owner Files Lawsuit against Pro-Home Renovators for HICPA Violations Syreeta signed a contract with Pro-Home Renovators on August 3rd for extensive renovations to her property. The contract specified work to be carried out on the bathroom, basement, the HVAC system, and new cement work. The cost… read more →
The quick answer is that subcontractors as being contracted to head contractors on a project do not receive overtime payment for their work, unless stipulated in the contract. At the root, subcontractors are contractors who work for other contractors. This means that subcontractors receive the same treatment as contractors. Terminology:… read more →
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Woman Files Lawsuit against NR Builders for Breaching Contract Rosalind contracted NR Builders to make home improvements on two separate addresses. Both parties signed a contract. But only a month later, after the work was allegedly finished at the first address, Rosalind shares that she noticed various… read more →
How Does HICPA Protect Home Improvement Clients? Stories of others dealing with fraud, usually when someone steals credit card information, can be scary. But imagine trusting your home to a contractor, only to have them breach the contract and not finish the work that they were hired to complete. That’s… read more →
Will having a side job render me ineligible for unemployment benefits? According to Section 402(h) of the Pennsylvania unemployment law (“law”), self-employed individuals are not eligible for unemployment compensation benefits (“UC benefits”). If you meet the criteria for self-employment (e.g., you work as an independent contractor) you are ineligible for… read more →
An independent contractor is an individual who provides some sort of service for another person but differs from an employee. Independent contractors, unlike employees, do not work regularly for an employer and are not subject to the same control that an employee is. It is important to know whether an… read more →
Under 402(h) of the unemployment compensation law (“Law”), an individual who is self-employed does not qualify for unemployment benefits (“UC Benefits”). Independent contractors fall into the category of self-employed. Therefore, if you are an independent contractor, you will not be eligible for UC Benefits. But what is an independent contractor?… read more →