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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
- 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
- Congratulations to Hugh Brown for being appointed to the Steering Committee of Division 10 of the ABA’s Forum on Construction Law
Negotiating and Drafting Construction Agreements
The Golden Rule or the Plumber’s Credo It is often said that the negotiation of construction contracts is governed by the “Golden Rule.” That is, the one with the gold, rules. It is certainly…
read MoreNow You See it, Now You Don’t, Now You See It Again (Maybe)-Contribution & Indemnity Claims Under § 541.051
“Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you got ‘til it’s gone?” (Joni Mitchell, 1970) With all of the changes to Minn. Stat. § 541.051 during the past fifteen…
read MoreThe New Era of Best Value Public Procurement
Many public agencies have for years been advocating the use of “Best Value” procurement as an alternative to awarding public construction contracts to the lowest, responsible bidder. Several years ago, legislation was passed…
read More“Knowledge is Power”
Statutes commonly referred to as “Freedom of Information Acts” (FOIAs) or less commonly as “Data Practices Acts” are powerful tools that contractors and subcontractors engaged in public construction should use. Generally, FOIAs require…
read MoreA Project Manager’s Guide to Common Construction Claims
Introduction When talking with contract managers and contractors about construction claims, it is quite common to meet experienced professionals who fail to identify claims as they develop during a project. Before an A/E,…
read MoreThe Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005, Section 511
Introduction They say that no one is safe when Congress is in session. Well, Congress is at it again. Buried deep within the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 (TIPRA) [1]…
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