PRIME AND SUB NOT LIABLE FOR BENEFIT CONTRIBUTIONS OF LOWER-TIER SUB
publication date: Jun 28, 2009
A project labor agreement obligates employers to contribute to union benefit plans for employees. The plain meaning of “employees” is one’s own employees, says a federal appeals court. A prime contractor and subcontractor are not liable for a lower-tier subcontractor’s failure to make contributions.
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