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What to Know About Bond Liability Before Selling Your Company

Construction Business Owner

What to Know About Bond Liability Before Selling Your Company ccapoccia Fri, 02/09/2024 - 15:37 Contractors selling their business may learn the hard way that not all liability can be easily transferred. Learn some steps that can help mitigate these risks.

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4 Factors to Consider to Mitigate COVID-19 Risk & Liability

Construction Business Owner

4 Factors to Consider to Mitigate COVID-19 Risk & Liability. This indicates owners face new or different aspects of liability due to the COVID-19 environment. Elizabeth Manning. Fri, 09/25/2020 - 09:32.

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General Liability vs. Professional Liability: What’s the Difference?

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Liability insurance protects your business against claims for damages caused by you and your workers, if you have any. The two most common liability insurance policies for contractors are general liability and professional liability. What are general liability and professional liability insurance?

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Does Your Construction Business Need Employment Practices Liability Insurance?

Construction Business Owner

In addition to lawsuits filed by private citizens, claims filed by federal, state and city regulators are causing more businesses to purchase Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI). The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received 84,254 discriminatory employment practices complaints last year.

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Tenant’s New Defense to Hazardous Substance Liability

Green Building Law Update

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA, commonly referred to as Superfund), 42 U.S.C. provides an important liability protection, including from cleanup costs, for parties who qualify as bona fide prospective purchasers (BFPPs). 9601 et seq.,

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NexTraq Boosts Safety & Liability Offer

Construction Equipment

NexTraq is improving its Safety and Liability Protection offer for its Dashcam by adding feature updates to the high-definition vehicle incident camera system solution. Fleet managers will now be able to request specific videos and images for specific dates, times, or locations for insight into…

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Understanding Design Defect Legal Liability

Construction Business Owner

Owners, contractors and designers must understand their potential liability for design issues on a project before the project starts. As construction and design firms are using BIM software and other resources to improve construction efficiency, that integration is only going to increase.

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