Legal Opinion
Ovadia v. Office of the Industrial Board of Appeals
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 1, 2012PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Graffeo, J.
The sole issue on this appeal is whether a general contractor acted as a joint employer of masonry workers, who were employed by one of its subcontractors, thereby owing unpaid wages to the subcontractor’s workforce.
In 2006, a real estate developer hired HOD Construction Corp. (HOD) to act as general contractor for the construction of two multifamily residences in Queens. HOD entered into a subcontract with Well Built Construction Corp. (Well Built) for the masonry work on the project. Pursuant to the subcontracting agreement, HOD paid Well Built and, in turn,…
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