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To Make Dishwashers Great Again?

Green Building Law Update

Department of Energy issued a final rule effective November 30, 2020, that will once again permit American households to purchase dishwashers that actually clean dishes, as they had done for most of the machine’s 130 year history. kWh at a cost of 17 cents for electricity (to run a heavily soiled load) a bargain. Last Friday the U.S.

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Tips for Enacting Workplace Mask, Vaccine Requirements

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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. . Business Management.

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Ohio Court Reforms Construction Contract to Correct “Manifest Absurdity” in Termination for Convenience Term

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That would be a nonsensical result because it would allow the Owner to exceed the benefit of the bargain, which is not something [BoMar] would rationally agree to. Courts are permitted to interpret a contract so as to not create a “ manifest absurdity.”. The appeals court affirmed the holding on two bases.

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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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Commercial Construction Checklist for Reviving Stalled Commercial Projects

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It’s not just foreclosed homes that are looking like a bargain to real estate investors in today’s market, but also distressed commercial assets. If you are going to follow the original intent of the project, is the permit still in place or do you need to file for a new commercial construction permit?

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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. So to overturn his decision, we would have to rely on a finding that he misapprehended the parties’ intent.