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Tips for Enacting Workplace Mask, Vaccine Requirements

Pro Builder

For example, they may need to consider whether their workplaces are communal, and whether they permit employees to safely socially distance. Workers who are part of a union may be subject to an employment agreement or collective bargaining agreement that impacts the situation, Conrad Kennedy said. Read More. .

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#125:  Pay-if-Paid Clauses and Contractor Default

NH Construction Law

Can its decision to give up money in a settlement agreement rather than litigate the owner’s claimed justification for nonpayment effectively bargain away the subcontractors’ right to payment under a pay-if-paid provision? Quinn Construction, Inc. Skanska USA Building, Inc. , 730 F.Supp.2d 2d 401, 421 (E.D. .”

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#98:  Good Faith Limits on Termination for Convenience

NH Construction Law

They operate very much like “at will” employment contracts, permitting the employer to fire an employee at any time for any (or no) reason as long as some specific public policy is not offended. Such a provision was part of a commercial painting subcontract in Hate to Paint, LLC v.

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Supreme Court Narrows Review of Arbitration Award

Construction Lawyer

Sutter , declined to overturn an arbitrator''s decision to permit class arbitration. In Oxford, the arbitrator was asked by the parties to interpret the agreement and decide whether it permitted class arbitration. at 673, n. 4; see id., at 676 (“Th[e] stipulation left no room for an inquiry regarding the parties’ intent”).

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CBCA Offers Potential Insight Into How Board Will Handle Claims Related to COVID-19

Constructlaw

3 Additionally, the contract permitted the contractor to recover time, but not money, for excusable delays as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) 52.249-10. 2 The contract included all necessary labor, materials, equipment, and services. 5 5 The DOS issued PSJV a notice to proceed in December 2013. “A

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constructionattorneyblog: California: No contractual jury waiver

Construction Lawyer

You are not our client and we are not your attorneys unless and until you enter into a written retainer agreement with us. These types of waivers are usually seen in contracts where there is a disparity in bargaining positions. The court held that, "unless the legislature prescrives a jury waiver method, we cannot enforce it.

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WILG president talks workplace injuries

Safety Services Company

I would say the vast majority of my clients are very fearful of losing their jobs, even with a collective bargaining agreement in place. We have other information also available online and our staff is on hand to provide as much non-legal advice as the law permits. Why are people reluctant to report workplace injuries?

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