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Immigration Audits and Raids: Employer Preparations to Mitigate Risks

This article will provide steps employers can take to prepare for increased Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) audits and raids under the Trump Administration. Immediate Action Item for All Employers:…

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In Case You Missed It: A Reminder to Construction Contractors to Upgrade to the New EEOC Poster

Between a constantly changing regulatory environment, supply chain issues, inflation, and the 2022 mid-term elections, it can be easy to miss relatively small, but important, changes to regulatory requirements for…

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In Light of Tariff Uncertainty, Cost-Plus Contracts Are a Great Solution

Cost-of-the-work agreements (aka “cost-plus” contracts) are commonly used in commercial construction contracting to establish the terms and conditions for a project based on the cost of the work performed.[i] The…

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In Uncertain Times, ConsensusDocs Provides A Clear Path to Request Critical Project Financial Information

By: Philip E. Beck Partner, Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP. ConsensusDocs recently presented a timely webinar entitled “Managing Subcontractor Default, Bankruptcy, and Owner Insolvency in a Recovering Post Covid-19 Construction…

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Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Contracts Get Multiple Parties on the Same Page Literally 

IPD represents a small share of project delivery methods used in the United States, but there are advantages. Lean construction works most efficiently with an IPD agreement providing the contractual…

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Integrated Project Delivery for Public and Private Owners

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Intellectual Property And Employment Law Best Practices: Are You Covering Your Bases In Protecting Construction-Related Trade Secrets?

By: Colin Holley Partner Watt, Tieder, Hoffar, & Fitzgerald, LLP. Brief Overview Of Types Of Intellectual Property There are four main types of intellectual property (IP) – patents, copyrights, trademarks…

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International Construction Disputes

R. Zachary Torres-Fowler Associate and Cindy Lee Associate, Troutman Pepper. This article was originally published in American Bar Association (ABA). On March 13, 2020, the United States, Canada, and Mexico ratified the long-awaited “Agreement…

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Is ConsensusDocs Arbitration Final and Binding?

For more than a hundred years the construction industry has been a leading user of arbitration to resolve disputes. Over the last decade, arbitration has lost some of its favor…

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