Construction Dive

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Construction Dive’s award-winning column examined the major legal topics facing contractors this year, including new regulations, avoiding disputes and the burgeoning role of artificial intelligence.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

That's why you need legal help. A legal professional can identify the rules and regulations that apply to your business and advise you on operating within those laws.

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Construction Law

APRIL 18, 2024

Failure to properly address embodied carbon emissions in the government’s Future Homes Standard and Future Buildings Standard consultation could leave resulting legislation open to legal challenge, the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) has warned.

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Construction Business Owner

APRIL 26, 2018

While there are several documents that contractors use regularly, there are also other lesser-known legal documents that owners may find useful. The following five standard legal agreements are worth considering to help clean up your contract processes.

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 8, 2020

This blog post highlights the legal risk associated with ESG disclosures and proffers that with green building practices companies can mitigate their legal risk while still being responsive to the trend of investor demands for more disclosure. Make no mistake, there is no U.S.

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Construction Enquirer

JULY 3, 2023

Staff hit by the collapse of Ilke Homes are planning to take legal action over claims that it failed to properly consult staff before making them redundant. As part of the legal process, Aticus Law will determine whether ex-staff are eligible to claim for a Protective Award claim against ilke Homes.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

A well designed and well managed Job Order Contracting Program (JOC Program) should accelerate planning, procurement, and project delivery off repair, renovation, maintenance, and minor construction projects, as well as associated cost savings, quality improvements, and elimination of legal disputes. via Four BT, LLC.

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HardHatChat

AUGUST 7, 2019

to legalize the use of recreational marijuana. As more states adopt laws legalizing recreational weed, marijuana companies are looking to get licensing and mobilize in those states quickly. A version of this post was published in Illinois Real Estate Journal as a byline article from Englewood Construction.

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Construction Law

APRIL 2, 2024

A Scott Schedule is a type of document that was originally developed by George Alexander Scott, who was an Official Referee of the office of Official Referees which eventually became the Technology and Construction Court. This story is only available to subscribers to the printed edition of Construction Law.

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Construction Dive

MARCH 26, 2020

Here, construction attorneys break down some of the legal ramifications. contractors are facing uncertainty around issues like health threats to workers, government stoppages and supply chain delays.

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Construction Law

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

“Hot-tubbing” is another term for “concurrent expert evidence”. It refers to a dispute resolution procedure in which both parties’ experts give their evidence together at a hearing or trial, with questions being posed to the experts at the same time by the judge or arbitrator(s).

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Construction Marketing

JULY 21, 2016

Whether just starting out or operating for years, there are many legal obligations and issues that confront a small business owner. The Small Business Legal guide from Legal Services Link provides information on the top ten areas business owners need to address to ensure their businesses are legally protected.

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CivilJungle

AUGUST 8, 2022

Legal Documents Required for Purchase of Property. But we must avoid the problem and legal situation by checking the documents required for buying property. Every construction work begins with legal approval. The actual owner of land legally sets people by way of every power of attorney. Commencement Certificate.

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Construction Business Owner

JUNE 6, 2017

As this technology segment continues to grow, employers must follow state and federal laws that relate to social media, or they will likely find themselves in an unwanted legal dispute.

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Construction Dive

JANUARY 30, 2024

Contracts are evolving in an era of persisting supply chain problems, inflation and cyber risks, construction attorneys say.

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Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 8, 2023

While organizations work to attract students to the industry, Suffolk Construction gained an asset from an unexpected place: the legal field. In addition, staffs have a gender imbalance: the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) reports that women constitute just 9.9% of the construction workforce.

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Construction Business Owner

APRIL 18, 2016

That's often when legal disputes often arise. Any experienced contractor knows that even carefully planned projects can result in devastating losses and unanticipated budget overruns due to a number of factors.

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Construction Law

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Legal challenges to the £950 million A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet road scheme have let to Skanska being paid an additional £24M by National Highways. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details.

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Construction Law

DECEMBER 3, 2023

In a construction context, retention typically refers to money that the employer deducts and retains from interim payments due to the contractor as security for the proper completion of the works and/or the rectification of any defects or other non-compliant work.

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Construction Dive

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The Los Angeles-based heavy civil contractor said it is working to resolve most of its outstanding litigation by the end of 2024.

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Construction Dive

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The megaproject contractor said most of the charges related to settlements on legacy projects have been resolved.

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FDR Safety

JULY 12, 2016

OSHA’s new, misguided requirement for detailed electronic reporting of injury and illness data by employers has come under legal challenge by a coalition of trade associations, employers and an insurance company. The post Legal challenge to injury and illness data reporting rule appeared first on FDRsafety.

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Construction Business Owner

JULY 12, 2021

Unlike common workplace policies such as time and a half pay for overtime or mandatory family and medical leave, which are legally mandated, no federal or state laws or regulations require employers to have written job descriptions. As a result, some employers have never taken the time to create job descriptions.

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Construction Business Owner

MAY 14, 2013

Groobert Award for Legal Excellence. Kohler received the award at the ELFA Legal Forum on May 6 in Charleston, S.C.' (May 14, 2013) — The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association has awarded Mark Kohler, General Counsel for Syndications at GE Capital Americas, the Edward A.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 10, 2011

This year, the US Green Building Council hosted the 2nd Annual Legal Forum at Greenbuild 2011. Attorney Dan Sheridan provided a thorough recap of the Legal Forum on his blog, Legally Green. It may surprise you to learn that I attended many non-legal presentations at Greenbuild as well.

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Construction Equipment

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

and Canada where it is legal to partake of recreational marijuana but not legal to have detectible trace amounts of drugs in their body on the job. It's a Catch-22 situation for workers and employers who are located in parts of the U.S. Bloomberg.com reports employers are worried that fewer applicants will test clean enough to hire.

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Pro Builder

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Jobsite Workers Could Be Legally Required to Get Vaccinated. Two lawyers from a prominent workforce law firm told the Associated General Contractors of America that contractors can legally require workers to get vaccinated to keep the workplace safe, reports Construction Dive. cbroderick. Thu, 12/17/2020 - 10:56.

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Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Design and construction services on projects are more integrated now than ever before. As construction and design firms are using BIM software and other resources to improve construction efficiency, that integration is only going to increase.

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Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Read here for a list of the appropriate bond amounts required by each state to operate legally as a contractor.

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Construction Dive

MARCH 16, 2023

The Los Angeles contractor also said it lost a record $11 billion in potential new jobs in 2022 when owners canceled projects.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

The post Contractorconflicts.com: An excellent video blog about construction legal issues appeared first on Construction Marketing Ideas. Miami, Florida construction lawyer Alex Barthet has produced an impressive video blog, contractorconflicts.com, which provides insights that will be […].

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Contractor Magazine

APRIL 10, 2024

Legally enforceable standard to protect communities from harmful per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as ‘forever chemicals.’

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ENR Construction

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Two attorneys with backgrounds in environmental and energy law told ENR the case could serve as a "yellow flag" to other companies that fail to obtain mineral rights for similar wind power projects.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

MARCH 22, 2017

Florida construction lawyer Alexander Barthet demonstrates in thelienzone.com how a blog can demonstrate expertise, provide useful information, and effectively promote the legal practice. Much of the blog’s content, naturally, is regionally specific: You should of course apply legal insights within the relevant jurisdiction.

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Construction Business Owner

MARCH 23, 2023

There are four main types of risk in construction: financial, safety, scheduling and legal. Identify, Manage & Reduce Jobsite Hazards & Threats ccapoccia Thu, 03/23/2023 - 09:57 All construction projects carry some level of risk that needs to be identified, assessed and managed so construction projects are not negatively impacted.

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Construction Dive

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

While disputes between contractors and design teams are growing, planning and communication can mitigate this friction, legal experts say.

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Construction Dive

APRIL 25, 2023

Construction’s litigation claims and costs are among the highest of all industries. Here are strategies to keep damages in check.

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