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briefing papers
- The Corporate Transparency Act and What it Means for U.S. Companies
- Performance Specifications and the Non-Delegable Duty: The Pitfalls of Design Delegation for Contractors and Design Professionals Alike
- Fabyanske Firm Sues to Protect Integrity of Minneapolis Procurements
- How Race-Based Admissions Preferences being Deemed Unconstitutional May Impact the DBE Program
- Minnesota Legislature Enacts Changes to Underground Safety Laws
announcements
- The Corporate Transparency Act and What it Means for U.S. Companies
- Congratulations to Hugh Brown for being appointed to the Steering Committee of Division 10 of the ABA’s Forum on Construction Law
- Dean Thomson selected as a 2024 Minnesota Icon honoree by Finance and Commerce
- Fabyanske Firm Sues to Protect Integrity of Minneapolis Procurements
- How Race-Based Admissions Preferences being Deemed Unconstitutional May Impact the DBE Program
Category: Briefing Papers
Power and Communications Construction: 2015 and Beyond
I recently attended the 70th Annual Power & Communications Contractors Association (“PCCA”) convention, “unfortunately” located in Aruba. It was quite the hardship. Construction industry experts were assembled to discuss market opinions, trends, outlooks…
read MorePublic Bidding: The City of Des Moines Solves a Problem That Appears Not to Exist
When it comes to awarding of government contracts to private contractors, the goal is to make sure that there is free competition among all of the contractors who submit bids such that the…
read MoreIs the New “Responsible Contractor” Bill Irresponsible?
Overview In order to be awarded any public project, the contractor or proposer must be found to be “responsible.” Sometimes, the term “responsible” is defined in the solicitation and part of determining the…
read MoreIndemnity Wars: Anti-Indemnity Legislation Across the Fifty States
Click here to read the article written for the Journal of the American College of Construction Lawyers by Dean Thomson and Colin Bruns entitled “Indemnity Wars: Anti-Indemnity Legislation Across the Fifty States”.
read MoreWhat HR Needs to Know About the Women’s Economic Security Act
On Mother’s Day 2014, Governor Dayton signed the Women’s Economic Security Act (“WESA”) into law. The law includes the following provisions, many of which require employers to update policies, including handbooks: • Effective…
read More3D Printing: A New Dimension in Construction
Three dimensional (3D) printing is taking the world by storm. President Barack Obama recently said that “3D printing technology has the potential to revolutionize the way we make almost everything.”[1] News and scientific…
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