Questions tagged [contractor]
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Berkeley Min Wage: what if you are only required to do 5 minutes of work?
Berkeley has a minimum wage law but it is set to 18.07 per hour. How does this work if work is divided into minutes?
Separately, does 18.07 per hour comprise 18.07 minimum per day?
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If my neighbor hires a contractor to repair a shared fence without telling me, am I liable to help pay for it?
So, during one of the tornadoes in March of this year, the shared fence between my property and my neighbor's property was destroyed. My neighbor is a realty company that rents out the single-family ...
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Contractor does work on the wrong house
I saw a post online where someone (in the UK) is claiming they accidentally went to the wrong house to replace windows and the homeowner let them in, let them perform all the work, and then thanked ...
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Can an independent contractor from Zimbabwe have a bank account in South Africa to receive income from a South African company?
In a case where a South African company has contracted independent contractors from for example Zimbabwe or other foreign countries, is it legal for the independent contractor to be paid into a South ...
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Contract says all information must be kept confidential. Does this mean I cannot outsource?
Let's say there's something like this in the contract:
"Without the prior written consent of the other party, no party shall disclose any Confidential Information to any third party"
Does ...
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Best approach for a debt collectors call? [closed]
We are getting debt collection calls from a cabinet contractor who didn't finish the job(we have emails of all punchlist items they have ignored). We have paid 95% of the bill and haven't been ...
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Implications of lots of non-permitted work in a house purchase/sale [closed]
Looking at houses, we have found one that has been completely redone (footings to rafters in many places) but without permits for the most part. The original house was from 1908, it was redone and ...
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Home repair contractor invoicing separately for costs not listed as separate in their proposal
I am located in Pennsylvania, USA and have hired a home improvement contractor to make some repairs, which they are currently in the middle of. In their proposal, which I signed and accepted, there ...
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What legal action will be most likely to succeed in reclaiming money stolen by a contractor? [closed]
I've hired an individual to do various repairs on a mobile home. There were two initial sections that had two handwritten contracts, and they were (mostly) completed. After those two contracts, I gave ...
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Damage to neighbor's utility in the easement on my property
Had some landscaping company do work on my trees. They brought in a tractor machine that damaged a sewer clean out that is at grass level in the utility easement between my property & my neighbor. ...
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Can an HVAC installer's warranty be voided if another company works on the system?
After moving into a new home, I had a licensed HVAC company install a whole house humidifier. A few days later, a guy from the builder's HVAC contractor came out to address an airflow issue. When he ...
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Plumber employment
Is there any legal issue with a property management company employing a journeyman plumber to do plumbing jobs in house?
The management company only manages related party owned properties, ...
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Is a USA employer required to provide worker's compensation insurance to a contractor if the contractor signed away the insurance?
Is a USA employer required to provide worker's compensation to a contractor if the contractor signed away that insurance and said such employer is not required to provide?
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How long does a contractor or retailer have to complete a project after a deposit is given
Suppose a person A is building a new dwelling. In order to receive a certificate of occupancy from my municipality A needs to meet building code requirements - A needs to have a bathroom sink ...
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Can you sue an underage contractor?
I recently got my garage epoxied. After about a week, it started peeling off. I was wondering if I can sue the contractor as they aren't answering my calls or replying to my messages.
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