Constructlaw

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit addressed the perennially thorny issue of whether the courts or arbitrators retain the authority to resolve questions involving the enforceability of arbitration agreements. After the project began, a labor union representative approached and asked MZM’s president to execute a “short-form agreement.”

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Agreement Bargains New Jersey Contract 52

NH Construction Law

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

2000) (“We adhere to our view that one-sided agreements to arbitrate are not favored.”). To be enforceable, contracts require “consideration,” a bargained-for exchange of value or promises of value on both sides. Sphere Drake Insurance, PLC , 202 F.3d 3d 71, 81 (1st Cir. Enterprises, Inc. , 311 F.Supp.3d

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Pro Builder

AUGUST 18, 2021

But recent court decisions have provided legal support, Blue added, including one ruling upholding a Texas hospital's mandate. Workers who are part of a union may be subject to an employment agreement or collective bargaining agreement that impacts the situation, Conrad Kennedy said. Read More. . Business Management.

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Employment Bargains Agreement Indiana 98

NH Construction Law

MAY 20, 2023

A couple of years ago I blogged ( #101 ) on “pay-if-paid” clauses, which make a general contractor’s receipt of payment from the owner a prerequisite – a “condition precedent,” in legal terms – to its obligation to pay subcontractors. Quinn Construction, Inc. Skanska USA Building, Inc. , 730 F.Supp.2d

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Constructlaw

JUNE 17, 2022

But two recent state-court decisions evidence a change in that trend: Both held that the Economic Loss Doctrine bars fraud claims because parties to a commercial contract — often sophisticated and represented by counsel — allocate risk, prescribe damages, and rely on the terms of the bargain.

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Colorado Tennessee Claims Contract 52

Best Practices Construction Law

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Leave also extends to the same for an employee’s spouse, child, parent, blood-related family member, or someone “whose close association with the employee is the equivalent of a family relationship.” That’s the legal speak! But what’s the practical effect on federal contractors?

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Contractors Employment Bargains Compensation 48

Safety Services Company

OCTOBER 10, 2012

WILG’s members are committed to improving the quality of legal representation to those injured on the job or victims of occupational illness by superior legal education and by keeping informed of legislative and judicial proceedings. How long have you been with the group? Why did you get involved in helping injured workers?

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