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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's not your issue.  It's the responsibility of the contractor to ensure the safety of everyone brought on site and also the team lead's responsibility to ensure that his/her crew is not distracted.

If you were not in the house while they worked, would it matter to you if you knew that the contractor had brought a kid to your house the day before?

[b]Just because you are the customer, you don't get to tell them how to do their jobs or manage their staff.[/quote][/b]

You can forbid violations of child labor laws and you can demand that all workers are covered by workers compensation insurance.

Do not let a child near a construction site. Too much liability for the homeowner.[/quote]

Are you for real?  Bring your child to work day is not a violation of child labor laws.  Taking a child to work and showing them what is going on and letting them do some very basic child-appropriate functions is not child labor.

The child is not covered by worker's compensation nor does he need to be.  If he gets injured while on the job site, his father (remember, the construction foreman/supervisor?) has personal insurance that will cover the child.  The accident happened when the child was in the care of his father and his father is responsible for bringing the child onto his work site.  So, their personal insurance covers this.  Just like if I bring my child to the office and he gets hurt while with me, my personal insurance is covering the injury and medical treatment.  Unless the child was there in an official capacity and brought on by the company holding the contract, neither the contractor, nor the customer (in this case, OP) is responsible.

The father who brought the child is responsible for the child's well-being and insurance.  And there is no liability to the customer unless the customer did something that was clearly negligent.  In this case, any danger to the child is his father's responsibility.  [/quote]

Even if that were true, the father’s insurance would then go after OP’s homeowner’s insurance.

You people really need to stop advising people incorrectly.[/quote]

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