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Construction Law

Legal insights for contractors—contracts, disputes, liens, compliance and the regulations shaping construction businesses.

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    Ensure Your Workers Are Legal

    Construction employers face a more difficult compliance task today than ever before.
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    Everything You Thought You Knew about Overtime May Be Wrong

    Your working foreman regularly puts in a fifty-hour workweek without lunch breaks. But you pay him top dollar, and he’s salaried. So you think there is no need to pay overtime. One day, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) shows up at your door to investigate a wage-and-hour lawsuit on his behalf. It appears that your working foreman is demanding back pay for those hours he worked beyond the required forty hours. Now you’re at risk of a costly lawsuit for not being in compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). And if this has occurred with a number of employees, you risk a collective action lawsuit.
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    How to Budget for Costly Litigation

    Before launching into litigation, prepare for costs involved by applying typical construction project controls. Construction industry professionals typically have a very structured system for preparing bids, creating a budget against an award and tracking resources and costs against that budget as the project moves forward. These project controls help business owners avoid going over budget. And most would never dream of embarking upon a construction project without these controls in place.
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    Understanding Multi-State Licensing

    8 FAQs answered to help you ensure compliance & avoid costly mistakes
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    To Defend or Not to Defend?

    Recent court decisions highlight why sureties must closely monitor litigation when a default judgment is threatened
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    Government Audits on the Rise

    Is your business prepared for a government audit?
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    Understanding the Davis-Bacon Act

    Know the laws to survive an audit and avoid compliance issues.
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    How to Protect Your Construction Business Against LEED Litigation

    Prepare for future problems that could arise from LEED construction projects.
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    Contest a Construction Defect Claim

    Know how to defend yourself in case trouble arises.
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    Are You Safe from Your Employees’ Actions?

    It was every family’s nightmare. A thirty-two-year-old quadriplegic contracted for a home health care aide from Trusted Health Resources of Boston. Several months later, the patient and his seventy-seven-year-old grandmother were murdered by his home health aide, allegedly to cover up the fact that the aide had been stealing.
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    Protecting Personal Assets When Establishing a New Business

    Starting a business can be one of the most rewarding and satisfying undertakings a person can pursue.
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    Latest in Federal Immigration Laws

    The new Obama administration heralds change, but how much is the current immigration landscape going to change?
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