Here are the 4 things to know before hiring any solar service company to service your solar or other work related needs.

1- Does your solar service provider use day labor not covered by workers comp insurance ? Cheap cut corner companies will hire day labor and pay them under the table or on a 10-99 subcontractor agreement. This leaves you the home owner susceptible to major lawsuits if any one of these people gets hurt on your property.  Any company that uses any labor help are required by law to put those laborers on payroll, pay taxes and cover those workers with workers comp insurance. The only time this is not true is if you are hiring a licensed contractor and that contractor is subletting work to another licensed contractor.

2- Ask to view the companies workers compensation insurance certificate .  Any company using  “ Employees “ or “ Laborers “ who are required to show up at a set time, who use company equipment, who’s working hours are set by the company, who jobs are scheduled by a company,  are required by state and federal labor laws to cover those  “ Employees “ with workers compensation insurance as well as manage tax withholdings and pay roll taxes.  Any company not providing workers / laborers with these state required insurance coverages  are leaving home owners open to lawsuits as well as as breaking state and federal labor laws.

3-Sub contractors using 10-99 tax forms to avoid workers comp or pay roll taxes.
Any company who dictates working hours, set job requirements,  provides necessary equipment to complete a job, who require a worker to be at a specific job at a specific time to complete specific tasks are in direct violation of state and federal labor laws if they are no withholding payroll taxes and providing workers comp insurance for those workers.

4- Possible lawsuits that could cost you big time.any company skirting the state & federal labor laws by using a 10-99 is basically stating “ we are not responsible for the worker if he or she gets hurt. 10-99 means that you are an independent contractor and thus the company issuing the 10-99 does not carry workers compensation for the workers and this leaves you the home owner wide open to lawsuits by the worker if he or she was to get hurt while on your property.

At 48solar our installation & service partners are fully insured, bonded, state licensed and carry multi million dollar insurance certificates to not only protect the work force but to also protect you the home owner.

48Solar is a 1 stop shop for all your solar needs, from design, installation, Service, Repair, maintenance and solar panel washing.  Choosing the right company is crucial to protecting yourself from possible major issues. Cut corner companies are a dime a dozen and could cost you big time when things go wrong. Get a free quote today CLICK HERE and choose wisely ..