subcontractor
noun
sub·con·trac·tor
ˌsəb-ˈkän-ˌtrak-tər 
ˌsəb-kən-ˈtrak-
: an individual or business firm contracting to perform part or all of another's contract
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However, federal contractors and subcontractors with agreements that include the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) E-Verify Clause must comply.
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Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Adopted in 2002, the living wage ordinance requires county contractors and subcontractors doing $25,000 worth of business or more to provide a minimum wage to their employees that is higher than the state minimum wage.
—Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2024
Any changes to the defense budget and weapons procurement ultimately must go through Congress, and F-35 production is spread across various districts and subcontractors.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2024
Rockville Centre Detective John Murphy, 40, confronted the phone company subcontractor in Manorville at about 7 p.m. on Nov. 3, demanding to know what the 48-year-old worker was doing in the area, according to prosecutors.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Adopted in 2002, the living wage ordinance requires county contractors and subcontractors doing $25,000 worth of business or more to provide a minimum wage to their employees that is higher than the state minimum wage.
—Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2024
Any changes to the defense budget and weapons procurement ultimately must go through Congress, and F-35 production is spread across various districts and subcontractors.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2024
Rockville Centre Detective John Murphy, 40, confronted the phone company subcontractor in Manorville at about 7 p.m. on Nov. 3, demanding to know what the 48-year-old worker was doing in the area, according to prosecutors.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Subcontractor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subcontractor. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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