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Landscaping firms ask for liability shield for snow-removal contracts; insurers and unions weigh in
Summary
Landscape and snow-service companies urged the committee to pass S.1370/H.2100, which would limit contractor liability for certain snow-and-ice incidents tied to contractual scope; witnesses cited rising insurance costs, contract hold-harmless clauses and multimillion-dollar settlements.
Several Massachusetts landscape and snow-management business owners told the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development that current contract terms and insurance practices make snow-and-ice work financially untenable for many firms.
Company owners described contracts that include broad indemnification and hold-harmless clauses and that restrict contractors’ ability to control scope and timing of snow and ice operations. Doug McDuff, president of Landscape…
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