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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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Huge Construction Company Profit Increases Are From Tiny Changes

Contractor Bookkeeping

As Construction Accountants our core focus is the accounting processes, Sales Income, Expense, Net Income, COGS and the Profit and Loss. The object is to do more of the “Profitable Ones” and less of the “Bargain Tuesday Unprofitable” jobs. Change Orders are a huge source of new profit. COGS or Sales Tax.

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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 CPI-W population represents about 29 percent of the total U.S. population and is a subset of the CPI-U population.

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Industry Focus: Aerospace Sector Is Flying High Again

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

billion in corporate federal income taxes and $4.1 billion in state and local income taxes in 2014, a $1.5 Additionally, individual income taxes paid totaled $23.9 Real estate bargains are still important and can balance an uneven playing field, but no discount or incentive can cure a talent wasteland.