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#130:  Secured Lenders' Rights to Construction Contract Payments

NH Construction Law

Can the recipient of the notice – in legal parlance, an “account debtor” – ignore the lender’s demand and continue to pay his contractor or subcontractor? Any subsequent square-up was between lender and borrower, and not the account debtor’s concern. Not unless he is prepared to pay twice!

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OSHA Electronic Records Submission Delayed, But Not for Long

FDR Safety

In the most recent update filed with the court, OSHA indicated that it has drafted a significant portion of a new Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, and that the agency’s economists had made progress on evaluating the proposed rule’s economic impact.

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Construction quality management: Everything you need to know

Lets Build

A construction quality management plan should be drafted as a standard document, to be applied to all future projects. Issues may arise around ownership and accountability, roles and responsibilities, tools and materials. It also demonstrates a high level of competence, which will be appealing to past and prospective clients alike.

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Construction Contracts And Arbitration Provisions: Is The Word “May” Mandatory? Maybe!

Best Practices Construction Law

Payments may be withheld on account of (1) defective Work not remedied, (2) claims filed by third parties, or (3) failure to carry out the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents.”. It is important in contract drafting that you say what you mean and you mean what you say.

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Top OSHA Violations in Construction (2021)

Levelset

According to BLS data, falls accounted for more than 1 in 3 jobsite fatalities in 2019. It accounts for more than twice as many citations and over 5 times the financial penalties of any other violation. On a large commercial project, the accounting team may not bat an eye. Legal fees. On-demand legal help you can afford.

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A proposed CSA rule you can’t afford to ignore

FDR Safety

For more than 5 years, the USDOT’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has been hoping to draft a rule that finalizes its multi-year overhaul of the government’s commercial truck and bus enforcement program, and now it has a proposed rule on the table.

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