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Rooney Rule Revised Provides ESG Opportunity

Green Building Law Update

Last Monday the NFL announced at the owners meeting that it had approved adjustments to the Rooney Rule, first adopted in 2003, β€œto enhance opportunities for people of color and women for nearly all league and team jobs.”. And maybe we all should treat others the way they want to be treated. yes, this blog will continue).

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Regulatory – Job Order Contacting Statutes and Guidelines

Job Order Contracting

Any information provided it NOT intended as any form of legal guidance. 2003-2004). This is list is for reference only and may not be complete or current. The JOC regulatory framework is evolving despite its long term use. California. AB-14 Public contracts: job order contracting.

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

Communication and knowledge exchanges and growth are enabled by an underlying common programmatic process for every project and activity that eases knowledge transfers and is dependent upon strength of relationships between individuals and the type of knowledge exchanged (Reagans & McEvily, 2003; Hansen, 1999). Journal of Legal.

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Grandview Medical Center Project Revived After Decade-Long Delay

ENR Construction

When owner legal issues idled construction of the highly touted β€œhospital of the future” in Birmingham, Ala., in 2003, Brasfield & Gorrie project director Robert Robison knew it might be some time before work on the half-finished, 13-story, 1 million-sq-ft facility resumed.

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#79:Β  Res Judicata and the Privity Element

NH Construction Law

This principle finds expression in a legal doctrine called res judicata , also known as claim preclusion, which “prevents parties from relitigating matters actually litigated and matters that could have been litigated in the first action.” How many bites at the apple is a litigant given to prove his claim? Generally, only one.

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Thomson Reuters Expanding Texas Operations

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The company is expanding its existing 240,000-square-foot building where it currently employs over 1,000 people in roles including software development, sales, customer support, finance, human resources, legal, marketing, and project management. Credit: Β© James R. Thompson, Inc.).

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Tennessee Adopts E-Verify in Stages and with Safe Harbor Changes

Best Practices Construction Law

I received an email last week from Kent Starwalt of the Tennessee Road Builders Association that reminded me of how important it is to check your particular state's laws when you have a legal question. Department of Homeland Security and first introduced in 2003. The Federal Law.