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What Are the Legal Safeguards for Getting Back to Work?

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“We’re seeing companies going to their vendors and subs seeking to amend or add language to contracts to include certifications that they will be complying with relevant public health guidance and to clarify who is responsible for what and also, to the extent possible, to try to get indemnification in case there is a claim,” says Jessica T.

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Why Projects Fail

Job Order Contracting

56% of trade contractors cite poor coordination and communication as negative impact on productivity 68% of trade contractors claim that poor schedule management is the top contributor to low productivity Only 22% of organizations use a PM software. Linkages of Project Environment to Performance: Lessons for Team Leadership?,

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Contractors: Do You Have a Cell Phone Policy? Is It Time for an Upgrade?

Best Practices Construction Law

If you haven’t revisited your cell phone and computer use policies recently—or don’t have any—below are some major issues to consider: Claims, claims, claims. More and more litigation (or arbitration) involves discovery of texts, emails and photographs for proving or disproving your claims. Let’s Talk about Sex(ting).

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Federal Courts Not in the Business of Cleaning Up Language on Construction Sites

Best Practices Construction Law

According to the opinion, there was "plenty of evidence that [the employer's superintendent] is a world-class trash talker and the master of vulgarity in an environment where these characteristics abound."

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