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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
- 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
- Dean Thomson selected as a 2024 Minnesota Icon honoree by Finance and Commerce
- Fabyanske Firm Sues to Protect Integrity of Minneapolis Procurements
Labor Shortages – What do You do When You’ve Got the Work, but Nobody to do it?
Today, there is more construction work available to contractors than there are workers to perform the work. There are, literally, hundreds of unfilled calls into the local unions for electricians, plumbers, fitters, masons,…
read MoreHiawatha Light Rail Transit
Introduction Fabyanske attorneys Dean Thomson and Aaron Dean successfully challenged MnDOT’s procurement process for the $580 million Hiawatha Light Rail Transit (“LRT”) project in what is probably the largest bid protest in Minnesota’s…
read MoreCoordination of Multi-Prime Contracts
Introduction Traditionally, on large construction projects, an owner contracted with a general contractor for the construction of the entire project. The owner had a single contract with the general contractor. As a result,…
read MoreCreative Lawyering
Introduction It is fashionable these days to disdain litigation in favor of partnering, mediation, mini-trials, arbitration, early neutral evaluations, and other forms of “alternative dispute resolution.” Although each of these devices has its…
read MoreBridge Builder Obtains $2.5 Million Award – Largest Recovery Against North Dakota DOT
Introduction Marv Fabyanske and Steve Melcher, attorneys with Fabyanske, Westra & Hart, P.A., recently obtained a $2.5 million dollar arbitration award against the State of North Dakota’s Department of Transportation for Morgen &…
read MoreRecent Developments in Wisconsin Construction Law
Wisconsin. One just can’t help but think of cheese, beer, and the Green Bay Packers (well, two out of three isn’t bad). Construction law probably does not immediately spring to mind. As competition…
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