WHAT REMEDY AT LAW DOES FEDERAL LAW PROVIDE?
A remedy at law for the protection of any person, company, or corporation who has furnished labor and/or materials used in the prosecution of the work provided for in any contract exceeding $25,000 in amount for the construction, alteration, or repair of any public building or public work of the United States, and payment for which has not been made, is provided by the Public Law 107-212 (40 U.S.C. 3131 et seq.). Certain service contracts for disaster relief executed pursuant to the Stafford Act may also contain payment bonds. Relevant portions of these bonding statutes are attached. The laws were formerly known as the Miller Act and you may hear that term used.
