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OSHA Alert: How to Prepare for an OSHA Inspection

FDR Safety

Consulting with the company’s legal counsel about difficult or special problems, such as search warrants or subpoenas. Being courteous and polite, but firmly exercising the company’s legal rights. Unlike non-supervisory employees, the statements and admissions of a supervisor may legally bind the company.

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Professional Liability Insurance Explained

Levelset

In that case, professional liability insurance would generally provide the plumber with reimbursement for legal fees, settlements, and judgments. For example, a professional liability policy for plumbers may have different coverages and exceptions than a policy drafted for a mason, since the two trades perform different services.

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Errors and Omissions (E&O) Insurance Explained for Construction?

Levelset

While E&O is not usually a legal requirement, many construction professionals take out an E&O policy to protect themselves against potentially devastating financial losses resulting from negligence. A construction contract creates a legal responsibility for the contractor to fulfill certain obligations to another party.

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

Best Practices Construction Law

Given the legal risks involved with your superintendents, project managers and other employees, you should should be adequately prepared. Cell phones cameras, video and audio recorder capabilities, and text functions can be an employer’s worst nightmare when it comes to harassment and discrimination claims. Let’s Talk about Sex(ting).

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All About Tendering | What Is Tendering | What Is a Tender in Construction | Tendering Meaning in Construction

CivilJungle

A tender will be a draft legal paper in which a particular act will notify official documents and discharge the capable artisan interested in filling it and taking the project. Mainly it is survey evidence proof and legal effects. Tender legal paper cost. The belief is to stimulate competition and minimize discrimination.