Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Jobless Claims Surged This Month, Here’s Why. million jobless claims, but by early September, that number grew to 1.7 million jobless claims. More than half of these new jobless claims come from California, which may come at no surprise. Read more to see the other factors playing into jobless claim growth.

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Levelset

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

As a result, every construction business records transactions to Accounts Receivable (A/R) until they actually receive payment. If your company uses QuickBooks – one of the most popular entry-level accounting platforms for contractors – you already have built-in tools that can help you manage, track, and report on their accounts receivable.

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Construction Law

JANUARY 11, 2024

To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account. See the panel to the right.

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Construction Law

APRIL 26, 2024

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is claiming a comprehensive victory from a judicial review of decisions made by the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) relating to search warrants. 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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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

Homebuyers are making claims of false advertising over “Net Zero LEED certified” houses in midtown Sacramento – that may be neither. According to print media accounts , 17 of the 34 homebuyers filed a statement of claim on September 30, 2016 commencing an arbitration proceeding against Pacific Housing, Inc., But are they?

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Construction Law

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The delayed independent review into claims surrounding finances at the Teesworks development has found no evidence of corruption or illegality. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. See the panel to the right.

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Construction Law

JANUARY 4, 2024

Ecuador has beaten off a multimillion-dollar arbitration claim from an Australian engineering firm. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. See the panel to the right.

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 10, 2014

Owners of buildings that generate onsite renewable energy, with solar panels or otherwise, and sell the renewable energy credits (RECs) should not claim the building “uses renewable energy.” The FTC, however, can take action under the Act if a marketer makes an environmental claim inconsistent with the Guides.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

MAY 10, 2024

This is a mark of professionalism and can also help if you have an insurance or legal claim. Keeping all your working documents in order shows that you treat your business, customers, and subcontractors responsibly.

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Construction Law

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The Building Safety Regulator’s (BSR) first strategic plan - a requirement of the Building Safety Act 2022 - has been published, claiming that its impact on high rise building design can already be seen. 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 1, 2023

‘Smash and grab’ has been revealed as the most common category of adjudication claim in the past year in the latest Adjudication Report from the Centre of Construction Law & Dispute Resolution at King’s College London and the Adjudication Society. See the panel to the right.

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Construction Enquirer

MAY 16, 2023

ISG challenged the award claiming that it is owed around £66,620 by FK from a second separate project, known as Project Triathlon, another warehouse project involving both firms that was built at the London Gateway project in Essex.

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ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

evaluation of the WIPP site contract winner was 'unreasonable,' but the US Government Accountability Office ruled their claims as "without merit." Protestors said Energy Dept.

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Natural Building

MAY 2, 2020

This recent article at insideclimatenews.org titled Inside Clean Energy: 6 Things Michael Moore’s ‘Planet of the Humans’ Gets Wrong , written by Dan Gearino claims that t he documentary’s “facts” are deceptive and misleading and way out of date. Solar accounts for 8 percent.

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ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Government Accountability Office ruled their claims as "without merit." Protestors alleged that Energy Dept. evaluation of the WIPP site contract winner was 'unreasonable,' but the U.S.

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Constructlaw

APRIL 20, 2023

FE&C’s amended complaint included a claim for violation of the federal Prompt Payment Act (PPA). FE&C’s amended complaint also included claims for violation of the Tennessee PPA. For claims sounding in contract, Tennessee applies the law of the state where the parties executed the contract.

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Construction Enquirer

JUNE 6, 2023

“The joint administrators will carry out investigations to identify any potential claims which may be brought against parties either connected to or who have past dealings with the company. It stated: “The joint administrators have been made aware of certain allegations in respect of potential antecedent transactions.

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Construction Dive

OCTOBER 23, 2013

These delays often lead to disputes, which may or may not generate a claim. Substandard or inadequate schedule updates can severely hinder the development of delay claims and resolution of disputes. Read more.'

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 27, 2019

million to settle a Federal Trade Commission greenwashing complaint alleging that their nationally marketed bath and beauty products are neither “certified organic” nor “vegan” as falsely claimed. Truly Organic sold products nationwide using its own website and voracious social media accounts. and its founder will pay $1.76

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 8, 2020

There has been relatively little judicial redress arising from ESG claims (largely attributable to a robust stock market in recent years) and much of it involving bad facts in extreme instances (i.e., It was widely reported in the media in December 2019 that the SEC was scrutinizing whether ESG claims “are at odds with reality.”

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Construction Equipment

JUNE 18, 2020

Every week, back-over incidents seriously injure or claim the lives of thousands of people around the world. Additionally, back-up incidents account for a quarter of deaths in the workplace, and 90 percent of these occur off-road in loading bays, truck stops,… More than half are hit by trucks.

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Construction Law

MARCH 1, 2024

Editor Nick Barrett says a Public Accounts Committee report on HS2 provides little cheer to anyone hoping that the UK could somehow successfully deliver infrastructure investment on the scale highlighted recently as essential by the National Infrastructure Commission. A key difference is the time during which claims can be made.

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Constructlaw

MARCH 10, 2023

a Connecticut court considered for the first time whether the performance of warranty work tolls the statute of limitations on payment bond claims. s (ALS’s) bond claim because ALS admitted that it last performed non-warranty work on the project more than one year before filing suit, meaning the statute of limitations barred its claim.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 10, 2021

Internal Revenue Code Section 45L provides eligible taxpayers may claim this tax credit for new energy efficient homes that are sold or leased by that taxpayer during the tax year for use as a residence. The tax credit can even be claimed retroactively for past years.

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Wolgast Corporation

JULY 6, 2022

The emergency response report is also useful in your insurance claim for timing and dates. Additionally, you will want to call your insurance company (after emergency units) to make a claim and so they can assess the damage.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

OCTOBER 17, 2014

Scammers are calling all kinds of people and business owners claiming to be from the IRS. It is no secret that contractors are in an industry with a lot of cash transactions and sometimes they get busy and forget to deposit the money in the bank and properly account for it inside their contractors bookkeeping services system.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 3, 2015

In 2012, the FTC issued updated Green Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims , 16 C.F.R. The Green Guides provide businesses with detailed information about how to make non-deceptive environmental marketing claims, including through environmental certifications and seals of approval. Section 260.6(d).

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Pro Builder

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

households save an average of $800 in the year ahead, the White House claims. FHA-insured mortgages, which accounted for 7.5% Under the new initiative, the Federal Housing Administration will reduce mortgage insurance premiums by 0.3 percentage points to 0.55% for FHA-insured mortgages.

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Construction Test

MAY 4, 2020

Chloe’s mum warned that her account was being cloned in an attempt to scam money after the tragedy Credit: Diane Middleton. Mrs Middleton, from High Wycombe, Bucks, wrote: “My Facebook account has been cloned. And please report the account to Facebook.”. Someone is pretending to be me and is asking for money. “Do

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

In fact, there are numerous examples which show that irrespective of the hard work and precision which is put into place for each and every project, failure to pair this with an effective construction accounting and expense control strategy which drives back-end decision making, can be the difference between success and failure.

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Construction Law

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The next thing you might be contacting your lawyer about could be your potentially over-inflated sustainability claims. Virtue signalling by ‘greenwashing’ could end up being more expensive than taking the measures you have wrongly claimed to. Those projects failing to meet these criteria may struggle to access financing.

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Constructlaw

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The court rejected X-Treme’s argument that the no-damage-for-delay provision did not bar its claim because the cause of the delay (incomplete drawings) was not within the parties’ contemplation when they executed their subcontract.

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Construction Law Monitor

JANUARY 19, 2011

When an employee is terminated and claims unemployment benefits in Louisiana, the claim is associated with your business’ account and will affect your unemployment insurance rates in the future. In Louisiana, unemployment claims are administered by the Louisiana Workforce Commission. Read the Avvo Legal Guide here.

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Lets Build

MAY 11, 2022

Construction companies, contractors, and owners account for preliminaries in their construction contracts because they often make up a significant percentage of the project and can be challenging to allocate across a project’s various activities. These projects also have environmental responsibilities to comply with relevant regulations.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 24, 2023

Bridge | Share Closed Submittals Now with the ‘Publish Closed Submittals to Files’ release users can also share closed submittals across projects or accounts using Bridge. Manual trigger allows users to review and fix any issues with payment application before it proceeds in the defined workflow.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 24, 2021

There has been relatively little judicial redress arising from ESG claims (largely attributable to a robust stock market in recent years) and much of it involving bad facts in extreme instances (i.e., yes, obviously pre Biden Administration) that the SEC was scrutinizing whether ESG claims “are at odds with reality.” Recent U.S.

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BD+C

MARCH 29, 2024

They may be beneficial to companies seeking early claims of carbon neutrality, but choosing offsets only delays the more immediate and long-term actions a company must take to achieve carbon neutrality. To be clear, the most important thing a company can do is directly reduce GHG emissions from its operations and supply chain.

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