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Updated Phase l Environmental Site Assessment is Published But.

Green Building Law Update

I am excited to be presenting a fast paced and fun one hour virtual program, “Environmental Social Governance (ESG) an Emergent and Fast Growing Area of the Law” for the Maryland State Bar Association, and Not just for lawyers, on December 14, 2021 at noon. Register today for the live virtual program. 9601) and petroleum products.”.

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#109:  Liability Insurers' Duty to Defend

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When a contractor or subcontractor is sued for defective workmanship, one of his first thoughts is likely to be whether the damages are covered by his liability insurance. 2021) (“a duty to defend terminates upon final adjudication or settlement of the insurable part of the underlying lawsuit or settlement”). 3d 97, 108 (D.

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Phase l Environmental Site Assessment Standard Being Revised

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The Phase l Environmental Site Assessment Standard E1527-13 will sunset in late 2021, eight years from its approval on November 6, 2013. Environmental Protection Agency as satisfying its All Appropriate Inquiry rule to obtain protections from liability under CERCLA, the federal Superfund law. 9601) and petroleum products.”

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#97:  DOL's New Independent Contractor Regulation

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And occasionally, they misclassify workers as independent contractors when legally they are not – with nasty consequences. Some of these tests are quite restrictive, making it difficult to classify a worker as an independent contractor On January 6, 2021, the U.S. Business interests like it. Unions hate it.

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#120:  Addressing the Shortage of Construction Workers

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Citizenship Act of 2021 , which would have provided pathways to citizenship for an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants, has fizzled, and his efforts to keep DACA going have taken a beating in the courts. But under both federal law and state law , they cannot legally be hired. On November 1 it announced plans to bring in 1.45