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Building a Dream Team: Strategies for Workforce Success0
- Leadership, Legally Speaking, Outlook & Trends, Workforce & Professional Development
- December 23, 2025
By Karalynn Cromeens, The Cromeens Law Firm PLLC The labor market has presented immense challenges for subcontractors in recent years. Many of us experienced the shock of the “Great Resignation,” watching valued team members leave and struggling to fill the void. With more job openings than available workers, attracting and retaining talent became a battle.
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Getting Paid What You’ve Earned: A Subcontractor’s Guide to Fair and Timely Payment0
- Documentation, FINANCE, Legally Speaking
- November 25, 2025
By Christian Fernandez, Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. Every subcontractor knows this truth: getting paid on time can make or break a business. Cash flow is the lifeblood of any construction company, and delayed payments can quickly ripple through operations — slowing payroll, straining relationships with suppliers, and putting future projects at risk. In an industry
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Project Documentation0
- LEGAL, Legally Speaking, Risk Management
- November 25, 2025
By Brian K. Carroll, Sanderford & Carroll Project documentation is exceptionally important to every aspect of the construction project lifespan. Documentation is important for everything from internal QA/QC to making sure a Subcontractor can develop a successful claim if/when a dispute arises on a Project. Almost as a universal truth, the party in a construction
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Subcontractors Take Note: Flow-Down Clauses Can Act As Contractual Waivers0
- Legally Speaking
- October 28, 2025
By Lisa Colon, Saul Ewing LLP Flow-down (or “pass-through” or “conduit”) clauses are a common feature in construction contracts, particularly in projects involving multiple tiers of contracts. These clauses are intended to ensure the terms and conditions between the prime contractor and owner apply to all lower tiers of contractors (subcontractors) too. At their best,
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Peace of Mind in Construction: Managing Risk to Protect Your Well-Being0
- Contracts, Legally Speaking, Payment
- September 29, 2025
By Leslie A. Boe, Dysart Taylor Cotter McMonigle & Brumitt, P.C. Construction is one of the most demanding industries— rising material costs, complex contracts, tight deadlines, changes in scope of work, and payment disputes can create a constant undercurrent of stress. Over time, that strain doesn’t just affect productivity—it affects mental health, sleep, and overall
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Risk Transfer Clauses: Subcontractor Beware0
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- August 28, 2025
ByTodd R. Regan, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP From a general contractor’s perspective, the use of so-called risk transfer clauses in subcontracts serves to allocate the risks passed down from the project owner amongst the various project participants. Contractors will point out that these clauses assign the risks and responsibilities to the parties who are
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