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Do we have to pay an employee of our contractor if we already gave our contractor all of the payments owed?

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The guy that we contracted, hasn't paid one of the guys he hired, and that guy came to us and said he's going to take legal action to get that payment.

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Jan 18, 2022
Potentially, yes... but there are so many moving parts to this question. It is unlikely that a disgruntled employee is actually an employee or did anything to secure lien rights. Even if they did, the prime contractor should be the responsible party. The employee would likely need to expend considerable resources to file a lien that may be defective. It would be prudent to let your contractor know that its employee is complaining and making legal threats. If you get a credible threat of legal action, like a letter from an attorney or something more formal than a verbal threat, give me a call and lets discuss. michaeljohnsonlegal.com
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