'See original article at Pay If Paid Provisions Highlight Epic Payment Battle Between GCs and Subcontractors. McGreevy , a construction law attorney at Stinson Morrison Hecker, LLP, published an excellent article on pay-if-paid clauses in the May/June 2013 Building Profits magazine. Her analysis is an easy read (as far as legal articles go) because she fights the urge to rattle off a bunch of rules and contract language and instead focuses on the big picture fight behind these popular payment provisions. Lien Blog CFMA Featured Pay If Paid Pay When Paid Viewpoints MORE >>

See original article at Pay When Paid: Virginia Revisited. Virginia courts take an interesting and unique approach regarding pay when paid clauses in construction contracts. 349 (1995) , and explained in a recent post , Virginia examines each pay when paid clause dispute on a case by case basis when the language of the contract is not explicitly clear. If the exact same contractual language can result in wildly different outcomes, no party to the contract can really be sure exactly to what it is that they are agreeing. As outlined by Galloway Corp. MORE >>

'See original article at “Pay When Paid” and “Pay If Paid” Clauses in Alabama Pay When Paid and Pay If Paid Clauses in Alabama. Several weeks ago I wrote a post introducing undertaking a 50-state survey of “pay when paid” and “pay if paid” clauses. Thus, a closer look at how pay when paid clauses are applied by courts in individual states, such as Alabama, is certainly worthwhile. Pay When Paid Clauses in Alabama Private Contracts. Pay When Paid Clauses in Alabama Public Contracts. MORE >>

Aug 18 Paying a Salesperson Tweet Nothing happens until somebody sells something. If you employ a salesperson to help you sell something, for a profit, you need to pay them for their services. am a firm believer in paying sales people by commission, a percent of the gross sales price of the job. Paying salespeople an hourly wage or salary gives them an excuse to lie in bed in the morning. They can end up with little or no pay due to decisions outside their control. Straight commission based on gross sales is the best way to pay sales people. Great site. MORE >>

Subcontractors should negotiate their contracts - don't just sign! few weeks back, I published an article on negotiating general contracts. The corpus of that post: “you can negotiate your contracts!&# Many attorneys will offer flat fee contract reviews. Here is a peak at some of clauses that should cause concern: Payment Conditions – By now, we have all heard of “Pay if Paid&# and “Pay When Paid&# and if you haven’t, please read  this great article by Seattle attorney, John Ahlers. What about the subcontractors? MORE >>