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US Dept. of Labor Issues Final Rule Revising Davis-Bacon, Prevailing Wage Requirements

ENR Construction

Construction unions hailed the new rule, but contractor groups have strongly criticized it, with the Associated Builders and Contractors already planning a legal challenge.

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Highlights from the Greenbuild Legal Forum

Green Building Law Update

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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EPA Emissions Rule at Risk as High Court Weighs Challenge Arguments

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US Supreme Court majority appears to side with Ohio, Indiana and Virginia and industry interests that want agency's state smog cut mandates not to take effect until all their current legal issues are resolved.

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L&G halts production at modular homes factory

Construction Enquirer

Legal & General is halting production at its modular homes factory in Yorkshire after the business racked-up losses of £174m since it was set-up seven years ago. “ As a result, Legal & General is also commencing consultation with all employees around the proposal to make the majority of Modular Homes roles redundant.

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Court Dismisses Suit Seeking Use Limits on Bonnet Carre Spillway

ENR Construction

Legal action was brought by communities that claimed business and environmental damage when the US Army Corps of Engineers opened the Louisiana spillway for 123 days in 2019.

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HANDLING LEGALIZED IMPAIRMENT

Safety Services Company

Currently twenty states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana. Two states (Colorado and Washington) have approved the recreational use of it, and Alaska, Arizona, California, and Oregon may join them this year. Can businesses continue to drug test workers and job applicants for a drug the state says is legal?

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Texas Landowners Elevate US Border Wall Building Battle

ENR Construction

Feds award $565M in back-to-back barrier contracts in city of Laredo, but opponents push back against extensive legal maneuvers to seize private real estate.

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