Commitment and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Jan. 28, 2023

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies

On August 10, 2021, one of the Company’s subsidiaries was named in a putative class action lawsuit alleging claims on behalf of its non-exempt employees in California. The lawsuit alleges that the company failed to pay minimum and overtime wages, did not provide required meal and rest breaks, did not timely pay wages during employment and at the time of termination, provided noncompliant wage statements, failed to reimburse necessary business expenses, failed to keep requisite payroll records, and engaged in unfair business practices. On September 14, 2021, the same plaintiff bringing the putative class action filed a separate representative action under California’s Private Attorneys General Action (“PAGA”) seeking civil penalties relating to the same claims described above. Both lawsuits are in the very early stages. The Company’s subsidiary has entered into a preliminary settlement with plaintiffs in connection with this, which is subject to the parties entering into a definitive settlement agreement, which will also require court approval. This settlement does not include any admission by the Company’s subsidiary of the allegations made in the lawsuit. Due to the early stage of this litigation at the time that the terms of this settlement were reached, it is not possible to estimate a range of loss that could occur if this settlement is not consummated.

During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016, one of the Company’s subsidiaries ceased operations. This subsidiary contributed to a multiemployer pension plan, the Pension, Hospitalization and Benefit Plan of the Electrical Industry - Pension Trust Fund (the “Plan”). In October 2016, the Plan demanded payment for a claimed withdrawal liability of approximately $13.0 million. In December 2016, the subsidiary submitted a formal request to the Plan seeking review of the Plan’s withdrawal liability determination. The subsidiary disputes the claim that it is required to make payment of a withdrawal liability as demanded by the Plan as it believes that a statutory exemption under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) applies to its activities. The Plan has taken the position that the work at issue does not qualify for that statutory exemption. The subsidiary has submitted this dispute to arbitration, as required by ERISA, and an arbitrator has ruled that the subsidiary does not qualify for the statutory exemption. The subsidiary is appealing the arbitrator’s ruling on various grounds. There can be no assurance that the Company’s subsidiary will be successful in its appeal of the arbitrator’s ruling regarding this statutory exemption. In November 2016, this subsidiary began making payments of a withdrawal liability to the Plan in the amount of approximately $0.1 million per month, as required by ERISA. If the subsidiary prevails in disputing the withdrawal liability, all such payments are expected to be refunded. Given the early stage of this action, it is not possible to estimate a range of loss that could result from either an adverse judgment or a settlement of this matter.

From time to time, we are party to other various claims and legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. While the resolution of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty, it is the opinion of management, based on information available at this time, that the ultimate resolution of any such claims or legal proceedings will not, after considering applicable insurance coverage or other indemnities to which we may be entitled, have a material effect on our financial position, results of operations, or cash flow.

Commitments

Performance and Payment Bonds and Guarantees. We have obligations under performance and other surety contract bonds related to certain of our customer contracts. Performance bonds generally provide a customer with the right to obtain payment and/or performance from the issuer of the bond if we fail to perform our contractual obligations. As of January 28, 2023 and January 29, 2022, we had $299.8 million and $296.4 million, respectively, of outstanding performance and other surety contract bonds. In addition to performance and other surety contract bonds, as part of our insurance program, we also provide surety bonds that collateralize our obligations to our insurance carriers. As of January 28, 2023 and January 29, 2022, we had $20.4 million and $20.3 million, respectively, of outstanding surety bonds related to our insurance obligations. Additionally, the Company periodically guarantees certain obligations of its subsidiaries, including obligations in connection with obtaining state contractor licenses and leasing real property and equipment.

Letters of Credit. We have issued standby letters of credit under our credit agreement that collateralize our obligations to our insurance carriers. As January 28, 2023 and January 29, 2022, we had $47.5 million and $46.3 million of outstanding standby letters of credit issued under our credit agreement, respectively.