ME LD2049

Contractors and their construction subcontractors are jointly and severally liable to subcontractor employees for labor law violations under Title 26, chapters 7 and 15

Construction subcontractors must indemnify contractors for wages, damages, interest, penalties, and attorney's fees resulting from the subcontractor's violations, unless the violation resulted from the contractor's failure to pay promptly

Employment agencies and the employers they supply workers to are jointly and severally liable for labor law violations involving temporary staffing arrangements or contracts for services

Employment agencies must indemnify employers for wages, damages, interest, penalties, and attorney's fees resulting from the agency's labor law violations

Parties may negotiate different indemnification terms through executed and enforceable contracts