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briefing papers
- Potential Pitfalls in Paid Leave: More Independent Contractor Confusion?
- 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
announcements
- Mark Becker presenting “Worker Misclassification Issues” on Thursday, January 23rd at MSBA Construction Law event.
- Dean Thomson and Mark Becker Will be Speaking at the 2025 Minnesota Construction Summit
- Dean Thomson was selected by Finance and Commerce and Minnesota Lawyer’s 2024 ICON Honors
- Potential Pitfalls in Paid Leave: More Independent Contractor Confusion?
- The Corporate Transparency Act and What it Means for U.S. Companies
Category: Briefing Papers
Serving Payment Bond Claims
SERVING PAYMENT BOND CLAIMS: GETTING CLOSE IS NOT ENOUGH – THIS ISN’T HORSESHOES AND ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST – INSURERS LOSE A COMMON ARGUMENT FOR WHY THERE IS NO COVERAGE FOR CONSTRUCTION DEFECT…
read MoreWill Your Insurance Cover an Award of Punitive Damages?
Ignorance is bliss. Punitive damages are not. Unfortunately, many contractors blissfully assume that if they are held liable for punitive damages, then their liability insurance will cover them. That may or may not…
read MoreUnintended Consequences of a Federal Government Shutdown
Contractors who have had their construction projects suspended during the federal government shutdown (“Shutdown”) over the funding of the Patient Portability and Affordable Care Act, may suffer critical path delays and increased costs…
read MoreIndemnity Wars
The battle in Minnesota over whether and how one party should indemnify another on a construction project has constantly been fought. After 30 years under one statutory scheme of allowable indemnity agreements and…
read MorePropriety of “Teaming” or “Exclusive” Agreements
Contractors competing for public construction projects face the challenge of making good faith efforts to meet participation goals for minority and women-owned businesses (“DBEs”). In a perfect world, all available DBEs would be…
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