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Federal Courts Not in the Business of Cleaning Up Language on Construction Sites

Best Practices Construction Law

We all have preconceptions about the language you might find on the construction project. However, it is not every day that you read a court opinion and you find the following language: " nor is it the business of the federal courts generally to clean up the language and conduct of construction sites."

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Contractors: Do You Have a Cell Phone Policy? Is It Time for an Upgrade?

Best Practices Construction Law

Smart phones and tablets are now commonplace on the construction job site. If you haven’t revisited your cell phone and computer use policies recently—or don’t have any—below are some major issues to consider: Claims, claims, claims. Do you even have a cell phone policy? Let’s Talk about Sex(ting).

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What Are the Legal Safeguards for Getting Back to Work?

Pro Builder

Construction is an industry where general contractors regularly hire third parties, or subcontractors, to do the bulk of the on-site work, so home builders sometimes are deemed the primary contractor. Mike Beirne, Senior Editor. Travers, a labor and employment attorney and partner in the Jacksonville, Fla., office of Akerman. .

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Why Projects Fail

Job Order Contracting

85%+of all projects are over budget (just 31% of all projects came within 10% of the budget in the past 3 years – KPMG) 52% of rework is caused by poor project data and miscommunication (2018 Industry Report – Construction Disconnected, FMI). 40-50% work is either rework or not “value-added work.”