Federal Trade Commission Votes to Ban Non-Compete Agreements
ENR Construction
APRIL 24, 2024
Chamber of Commerce plans a legal challenge to the rule; a construction group is weighing a similar action.
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ENR Construction
APRIL 24, 2024
Chamber of Commerce plans a legal challenge to the rule; a construction group is weighing a similar action.
ENR Construction
MAY 22, 2024
The new Federal Trade Commission rule on noncompete agreements is a good example of regulatory overreach.
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Green Building Law Update
JULY 23, 2017
Four paint companies have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceptively promoted products as containing zero volatile organic compounds (VOCs) or as emission free, including during and immediately after application. ICP Construction Inc. Imperial Paints, LLC , YOLO Colorhouse, LLC , and ICP Construction Inc.
Construction Equipment
JANUARY 8, 2014
Crane Institute Certification (CIC) and Institute for Safety and Health Management (ISHM) have entered into a joint marketing agreement. CIC offers NCCA (National Commission for Certifying Agencies) accredited certifications for mobile crane operators, riggers and signalpersons.
Green Building Law Update
APRIL 7, 2020
HB 177 modifies dam safety laws related to the Maryland Department of the Environment’s authority to respond to an emergency situation related to a “water infrastructure asset,” defined as a reservoir, dam, or any other waterway construction. The bill also establishes liability protections for MDE and the State.
Green Building Law Update
APRIL 7, 2020
HB 177 modifies dam safety laws related to the Maryland Department of the Environment’s authority to respond to an emergency situation related to a “water infrastructure asset,” defined as a reservoir, dam, or any other waterway construction. The bill also establishes liability protections for MDE and the State.
Construction Marketing
JANUARY 25, 2023
Commercial real estate development involves the process of acquiring, designing, constructing, and leasing or selling commercial properties such as office buildings, retail centers, and industrial parks. This can be done through a purchase or lease agreement. Construction is a critical component of the development process.
Levelset
OCTOBER 31, 2022
Construction activity is incredibly intensive work — creating the built environment is inherently disruptive to the natural environment. Environmental laws provide the backbone for permitting and reporting requirements on construction projects, while a wide variety of state and municipal laws impose even stricter rules.
Job Order Contracting
MAY 17, 2022
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposal to require that public companies disclose climate-related information. Take back agreements. Organizational. Equity share. Operational. Direct GHG emissions and removals. Energy indirect emissions. Other indirect emission. GHG/SEC Reporting. Reduction possibilities. Energy savings.
ENR Construction
JANUARY 17, 2018
Changing energy markets have led the Maine Public Utility Commission to delay approval of a power agreement for the nation’s first offshore floating wind venture, dealing a blow to the project set to begin construction this year.
Construction Equipment
MAY 4, 2016
Empire State Connector Corp has filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") for authority to negotiate agreements with customers for transmission service on a 260-mile long high voltage direct current ("HVDC") electric transmission line that will deliver 1,000 MW of energy and capacity directly into New York City from (..)
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 21, 2018
LEAN OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting has a number of distinct advantages for repetitive repair, renovation, minor new construction and maintenance projects. Disaster Debris Removal Monitoring 32 Services Agreement, Exhibit A, Scope of Services. The 5 Construction Lawyer, Vol. Flexibility in quantity and delivery scheduling.
Constructlaw
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Once the project was completed and commissioned, the overworked turbines prematurely failed. In conclusion — it is not uncommon for an owner to separately contract with the major players on a construction project, as opposed to entering a full-wrap EPC agreement, but such an arrangement presents certain risks.
Construction Equipment
JUNE 29, 2016
The Miami-Dade County Commission will vote on the agreement on July 6 before it becomes final. Royal Caribbean Cruises and Miami-Dade County announced Tuesday night that they have reached a deal to build one of the biggest, a new state-of-the-art cruise terminals in the country at PortMiami. million in annual rent for the county.
Levelset
JUNE 29, 2022
To those on the jobsite day-to-day, it’s no surprise that construction consistently tops the list of the most dangerous industries in the US. But because of the inherent dangers on construction jobsites, contractors are under close scrutiny for compliance. OSHA standards for construction. Peter Lindborg. View profile.
ENR Construction
APRIL 18, 2018
An agreement between Florida Power & Light Co. and the Miami-Dade County Commission to work together to address hypersaline groundwater pollution from FPL’s Turkey Point nuclear plant may be too little, too late to resolve pollution concerns.
Green Building Law Update
DECEMBER 18, 2016
Responding to client email about impact of construction project change order on contemplated LEED certification, so that payment can be released today. Reviewing and editing proposed specifications for university mandated to be green building construction contract. Reviewing, considering and revising an enhanced commissioning scope.
NH Construction Law
JULY 22, 2023
Commercial construction subcontracts frequently incorporate by reference provisions of the prime contract between the owner and the general contractor, often with language requiring the subcontractor to assume toward the general contractor all duties owed by the general contractor to the owner. In L & B Construction Co, v.
Construction Marketing Ideas
APRIL 13, 2016
I set out to find a replacement, and after quite a bit of searching, selected a finalist candidate, who agreed to work on pure commission for a six month evaluation period. From no one, to two reps, in the territory, in a matter of days.
Green Building Law Update
OCTOBER 25, 2015
State legislatures and public service commissions are beginning to authorize community solar, although faced with opposition from dinosaur monopoly utilities, many are pilot programs of limited megawatt scope like the pilot authorized earlier this year by Maryland House Bill 1087. But community solar appears poised to shine brightly.
Best Practices Construction Law
SEPTEMBER 10, 2012
As a construction attorney, I have been on both the sending side and receiving side of a request for a time extension. In the construction world of competitive bidding, however, the request for an extension is not so clear. What happens if there is no formal agreement to extend the bid acceptance period? Image: ToniVC.
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JANUARY 18, 2013
In addition, the LNG project would require an estimated 1,000 construction jobs. Magnolia LNG would produce 4 million metric tons of liquefied natural gas per year, and construction would begin in 2015, pending the company’s attainment of permits and final financing. venture by 2015.”. LED began working with Magnolia LNG in late 2012.
Safety Services Company
SEPTEMBER 12, 2012
This article was written by Safety Consultants with Safety Services Company , we provide Construction, Manufacturing, and General Industry Safety Programs to over 100,000 clients across the United States and Canada. OSHA announces removal path for severe violators.
Construction Test
MAY 9, 2020
It faces the loss of at least half of its turnover in 2020, with countries in southern Europe particularly badly hit, the European Commission said. The commission is pinning its hopes on encouraging tourism between the member states. “We still have ahead of us very detailed work on different aspects relating to tourism.
Job Order Contracting
JUNE 14, 2021
Improving construction outcomes is an owner’s responsibility. Rethink, rebuild, and improve your repair, renovation, and new build activities and reduce costs 20% – 30%+ by implementing robust, integrated LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery. Get a Price. . Long-term, holistic implementation.
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
DECEMBER 26, 2013
Peter Shumlin, Attorney General Bill Sorrell, and Bill Mohl, President of Entergy Wholesale Commodities, have announced a settlement agreement between the State and the owner and operator of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station, Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Entergy VY). Shumlin said.
Construction Cost Estimating
JULY 1, 2014
Bill of materials (BOM) - a list of materials required for the construction of a project or part of a project, which may include quantities. Bill of quantities (BOQ) - a document used in tendering in the construction industry in which materials, parts, and labor (and their costs) are itemized. RSMeans publishes a city cost index table.
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JANUARY 30, 2013
Under the Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC), Fort Monmouth officially closed on September 15, 2011. The company is bound by an agreement with FMERA to generate up to 225 of those jobs within three years of moving in.
Construction Test
MAY 6, 2020
If you can’t make contact with the nearest Australian Embassy, High Commission or Consulate, call the Consular Emergency Centre (CEC) in Canberra on +61 2 6261 3305. Reciprocal Health Care Agreements. What you should do if you get sick overseas appeared first on Construction Test Daily. Here again, the CEC can advise.
Pro Builder
AUGUST 5, 2022
Construction Jobsite Safety: Strategies and Resources for Worker Well-Being. Last year, members of Associated Builders and Contractors , a national trade association representing the nonunion construction industry, invested $1.6 Construction Worker Suicide: A Fragile Balance. Fri, 08/05/2022 - 07:00.
Constructlaw
JULY 13, 2021
1 The 2021 update marks the first time the ICDR’s arbitration rules and mediation rules have been revised since 2014 and 2008, respectively, and is of particular note to the construction industry both in the United States and elsewhere.???????.
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MARCH 9, 2016
Qualifying Expenditures for productions include the cost of construction and operations, photography, sound synchronization, wages and wardrobe, facilities, and related services. 48.2): In the 2013 legislative session the budget agreement included appropriating $3,000,000 to the Oklahoma Quick Action Closing Fund.
Construction Marketing Ideas
DECEMBER 20, 2012
Here, employees use the Human Rights Commission as a ploy to extract substantial settlements, even though they are utterly incompetent and are in fact scamming the system. Then I had my lawyer draft a formal separation agreement. The “human rights” game. This is a one-sided war. She accepted.
Green Building Law Update
APRIL 28, 2019
Senate Bill 249 / House Bill 277 (both passed) authorize the Governor to include the State as a full participant in any regional governmental initiative, agreement, or compact that limits or reduces GHG emissions from the transportation sector. Zero-emission Vehicles. Stormwater and Flood Management.
Business Facilities
JULY 24, 2019
Using a formula that takes into account the new tax revenues generated by the 1,612 new jobs, the JDIG agreement authorizes the potential reimbursement to the company of up to $54 million paid over 12 years. Over the course of the grant’s 12-year term, the project will grow the state’s economy by an estimated $6.3
Construction Test
APRIL 28, 2020
A spokesman for the commission said the joint scheme has led to offers of protective gear in excess of the amount requested. After telling the EU commission that the invitation emails were being sent to an outdated address the UK finally participated in its first meeting on joint PPE procurement on March 19.
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MAY 19, 2014
Over the next three years, the company will invest $60 million in new construction and the refurbishment of existing facilities. The Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC), working with other state agencies, offers a Career Readiness Certificate to potential employees. From the March/April 2014 issue. million square feet.
Construction Test
MAY 4, 2020
This takes it recklessly close to failing the essential target of the Paris Agreement, ratified in 2015 which tasks countries with keeping temperature rises to ‘well below’ 2C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to curb warming to 1.5C. . .’
Green Building Law Update
DECEMBER 1, 2019
The 2018 International Green Construction Code was released on November 8, 2018 but more than a year later, it has not been adopted anywhere. But arising from a 2014 confidential agreement signed by the U.S. Many code officials have concluded the 2018 IgCC is not a good building code, green or otherwise. The 2018 IgCC applies to “1.
Construction Lawyer
JUNE 10, 2005
Werner Sabo is a partner at the construction law firm of Sabo & Zahn in Chicago. He is a member various professional organizations, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, and writes a regular construction law column for The Construction Specifier.
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MARCH 9, 2016
This program is funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. An Individual – any person engaged in the construction or renovation of a dwelling that he or she currently occupies or will occupy as a primary residence. . Small Business Administration. .
Building Information Management
JULY 27, 2016
Standardizing the presentation of renovation, repair, maintenance, and new construction tasks and costs improves communication and collaboration among all parties, as well as helps to assure financial transparency/. Facility Construction Subgroup: Divisions 02 – 19. Preliminary Construction Schedule. 00 52 00 Agreement Forms.
Building Information Management
JULY 27, 2016
Standardizing the presentation of renovation, repair, maintenance, and new construction tasks and costs improves communication and collaboration among all parties, as well as helps to assure financial transparency. . Facility Construction Subgroup: Divisions 02 – 19. Preliminary Construction Schedule. 00 52 00 Agreement Forms.
Green Building Law Update
NOVEMBER 25, 2018
The 2018 International Green Construction Code was released on November 8, 2018 by the U.S. Arising from the 2014 confidential agreement signed by ICC, ASHRAE, the American Institute of Architects, the IES, and the USGBC “to collaborate on the development of future versions of Standard 189.1, The 2018 IgCC applies to “1. Sec 901.4.1.4.
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