Dear Members,

   On the FEMAsBEST.Com website there is a slogan that says “ It is wise to be well advised”. Maybe it should also say forewarned.

Here is the forewarning.

What Parsons Brinkerhoff did and FEMA agreed to by giving them the contract is that you and you alone are solely responsible for any lawsuit by any of the applicants that you have inspected from the way I understand it. Maybe you should read this very carefully because  you could be sued and  lose. 
 

Below is the exact wording of what Parsons Brinkerhoff states… in regard to the contract you are under with them.

“ The worker, must provide a certificate of workers Compensation Insurance or some evidence of Health Insurance which would cover the worker for any injury sustained in the performance of his services and was also required to maintain a Commercial General Liability Insurance Policy in the minimum amount of $250,000.00 per occurrence and shall list Alltech, Inc., its affiliates, and FEMA as additional Insured’s with a thirty day notice of cancellation.”

If you do not want to file for your FICA refund I advise you to talk to a lawyer and find out exactly what the above statement means and why you are to advise Alltech and FEMA thirty days before the cancellation of the policy is up.

I am not a lawyer but from what I understand if your in a IC relationship with the Firm then any applicant  who you inspected can take you to small claims court for any item you missed in your inspection that they were not paid for. Be it a TV set, all their living room furniture or who knows their whole house.

I am not an attorney but I think you had better file for your IRS  FICA REFUND now and show that you’re in an employee employer relationship. I did and I know I am certainly covered . I am not giving legal advice here this is simply my opinion. So be fore warned and CYA. FEMA has covered themselves Parsons Brinkerhoff has covered themselves and your left holding the bag that is my read on it.
  

All the best to you
Chad Beckwith Smith

President of PAFI

PS you can always verify what I am saying here by contacting FEMA’s Contract Specialist Helen J Housand phone number 202 646 2658 email Helen.Housand@dhs.gov or Jennifer Carr at 202 646 7923. They are the ones who give the contract to PB and PaRR.

Please Note the boiler plate contract we are under.
 note that failure to carry this insurance will result in suspention of payment. This means that after you work if they find out that you do not have it they can withhold payment.
 In the event IC or its employees are injured in the performance of services under this Agreement, IC and its employees specifically agree to make no claim of any kind, including a claim for workers’ compensation benefits, against CLIENT, its affiliates or FEMA. IC and its employees specifically release and discharge CLIENT, its affiliates, and FEMA from any claim or liability of any kind arising from such injury, and shall indemnify CLIENT, its affiliates, and FEMA for, and hold them harmless from, the consequences of such injury. IC shall also maintain Commercial General Liability insurance in the minimum amount of $250,000 per occurrence, and shall list CLIENT, its affiliates, and FEMA as additional insureds with thirty-day notice of cancellation. Failure to maintain such insurance shall result in suspension of work and payment.