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#92:  Lost Profits and Waivers of Consequential Damages

NH Construction Law

In the law of contracts, damages suffered by the nonbreaching party may be either “direct” (loss of the benefit of the bargain, measured by the cost of remedying the deficient performance) or “consequential” (other reasonably foreseeable harm caused by the breach). In Mentis Sciences, Inc. 3d 799, 808, 11 N.E.3d

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New Executive Order Requires Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors

Best Practices Construction Law

The Executive Order is scheduled to take effect for contracts entered into after January 1, 2017. Terminated employees are not entitled to unpaid sick leave as compensation upon separation from the job. Signed by President Barack Obama on September 7, 2015, Executive Order No.

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#67:  Paying Your Subcontractor's Employees

NH Construction Law

Similarly, New Hampshire law provides that if a subcontractor doesn’t pay amounts owed to its employees under workers’ compensation laws, the general contractor must cover those as well. But hey, who ever said that general contracting was risk-free? RSA 275:46. RSA 281-A:18.

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Labour Contract Vs Material Contract - Which Contract is Better for Constructing your House?

Civil Lead

When we are planning to construct a building or house the first question comes in our mind is we have to give a material contractor or labour contract. Whereas in the material contract all materials and labour required for the construction are supplied by the contractor. While the contractor may or may not do that.

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25 HR Compliance Terms to Know for 2018

Green Building Law Update

The employer opts out of certain services with one vendor and contracts another to deliver the previously opted-out services. Collective Bargaining: One or more unions meeting with representatives from an organization to negotiate labor contracts. Carve-Out: Eliminating coverage of a specific category of benefit services (e.g.

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Consumer Price Index + 2.9% (Past Twelve Months)

Job Order Contracting

Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index before adjustment for seasonal variation. The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay.