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Louisiana Contractors – Workers Compensation Insurance

Construction Law Monitor

Back in 2009 this blog reported on the very topic of Workers Compensation insurance, stating that 1 and 5 businesses are breaking workers compensation laws. Workers Compensation is codified in Louisiana under Revised Statute 23:1021 et seq. Workers Compensation is codified in Louisiana under Revised Statute 23:1021 et seq.

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Phase l Environmental Site Assessment Standard Being Revised

Green Building Law Update

The initial draft includes: What purports to be an only modest change to REC definition is proposed, but this modification to that ultimate defined term risks negatively impacting the value of hundreds of millions of dollars of real estate each year. The new definition is explained in an appendix. 9601) and petroleum products.”

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First-Party vs. Third-Party Insurance: What’s the Difference?

Levelset

First-party insurance provides compensation directly to the insured individual or business, whereas third-party insurance provides reimbursement to another party when the insured person or business is liable for damages. First-party insurance provides compensation directly to the insured individual or business.

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Better Manage Construction Costs Schedules and Quality

Job Order Contracting

80% of cost overruns are due to poor scope of work definition, and associated inadequate and/or flawed construction cost estimates and otherwise poor planning, procurement, and project delivery management. The errors and poor processes result in change orders, project delays, and legal disputes. are all defined.

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Tax Reform Impact on Employers and Employees

Revit OpEd

The Tax Bill adds a definition of “tangible personal property.” Modification of limitation on excessive employee remuneration: Under current law, an employer generally may deduct reasonable compensation for personal services as an ordinary and necessary business expense.

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LEAN Construction Framework – A Robust Solution fully supported by tools and services

Job Order Contracting

Rethinking Project definition in terms of Target Costing”. Compensation”. Olaf College fieldhouse project: a case study in. designing to target cost”. Proceedings… of the 12th Annual Conference on Lean. Construction, Denmark. Ballard, G. Proceedings… of the 14th Annual Conference on Lean Construction, Santiago, Chile.

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No Longer in the Dark: A Primer on the Distinction between Delay and Disruption Damages in a Construction Dispute

Best Practices Construction Law

The contract allowed for “delay damages” if the Contractor’s request for those damages “is determined to be compensable.”. On appeal, the Contractor agreed that its “disruption damages” do not meet the definition of “delay damages” as traditionally understood in the construction law arena. Owner-Related Delays.

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