Prompt Payments: How CASPA and Other State Laws Afford Contractors Protections
If you are a business owner who performs work on contracts as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) or Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (ACDBEs), you should be aware of some significant changes to...more
On April 9, 2024, The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced numerous revisions to its in-place rules for administering its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program. The new rule follows a Notice of Proposed...more
On November 17, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul signed Senate Bill 3539, which amended Section 756-a and Section 756-c of the New York General Business Law (commonly known as the Prompt Payment Act), which applies to all private...more
The Virginia legislature recently took a broad step toward limiting the use of certain common clauses in construction subcontracts. This new legislation, effective January 1, 2023, amends the state's Prompt Payment Act...more
Outside of the world of government contracts it’s a self-evident truth: if someone hires you to provide goods or services but then fails to pay, you are not obligated to continue providing those goods or services. From...more
This is the first blog post in a series analyzing the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) as signed into law on August 13, 2018. Stay tuned for more blog posts covering additional topics in the near future from...more
New Arizona case serves as a note of caution to the subcontractors doing work on federal projects, even if not directly contracting with a federal agency. On November 16, 2017, the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One, in...more
One common complaint we hear from our subcontractor clients is “HOW CAN WE GET PAID????” Our experience has shown that whether through inadvertence, lack of subcontract management resources – or even as a predatory business...more
Scott Enters., Inc. v. City of Allentown, 2016 Pa. LEXIS 1503 (Pa. July 19, 2016) - The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania reversed an order of the Commonwealth Court and held that the prompt payment provisions of the...more
Pennsylvania’s Contractor and Subcontractor Payment Act (“CASPA”) is a powerful tool for contractors and subcontractors to ensure that they receive prompt payment for their work and may entitle them to expansive remedies,...more
Arizona law has long protected the rights of contractors, subcontractors and suppliers to prompt payment. However, all such protections have not extended to design professionals. For example, in 2013, the Arizona Court of...more
The Government Contracts Quarterly Update is published by BakerHostetler’s Government Contracts Practice team to inform our clients and friends of the latest developments in federal government contracting. Topics in the...more
Since 2008, when the PPA and CDA interest rates were as high as 5 5/8 % per annum, the interest rates under the PPA and CDA have trended downward to a low of 1 3/8 % per annum for the first half of 2013. ...more