On Sat, Aug 24, 2002 at 02:10:36PM -0500, James Kaufman wrote: > My contract reads that I will be paid a specific hourly rate for "hours > billable and paid for by <client>." Since Karlsson won't be getting > paid, they *might* not pay me (they are "thinking" about it). From > now on I will not sign a contract for which my pay is determined by the > contract house getting paid. I did the work. I should get the money. > > What do you think? Is that clause normal for contractors? Is that one > of the acceptable risks? I've recently been doing some work as a subcontractor and have similar payment terms in my contract. The consulting firm is supposed to pay me within 3 days after they receive payment from the client. So far, I've always been paid within about two weeks of the date my invoice was submitted. -- Joel Schneider Jazz - jazz88fm.com joel at joelschneider.net ISEE - www.i-see.org