More and more contractors are finding themselves caught in the wave of Minnesota’s new Independent Contractor law (Minn. Stat. § 181.723) which took full effect this year.
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In October of 2019, a Boston judge sentenced the owner of an excavating company to two years in jail after two of his employees were killed while working in a trench.
On November 21st, congressional and presidential approval prevented a $7.6 billion reduction to federal highway funding, ensuring that 2020 highway projects—specifically those that rely on federal funding—will stay on track. While this information will cause many contractors to breathe a sigh of relief, skeptics have noted that permanent solutions to these funding woes have yet to materialize.
On projects across Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota, Mother Nature squeezed more working days out of schedules than the industry is built to absorb. This happened across the region, spanning the season, with little relief available because everyone was in the same boat.
Sometimes lawyers and contractors can be tempted to complain that an engineer, judge, or arbitrator just didn’t “get […]
Turn the tables on tariffs and other market disruptions The recent announcement of aluminum and steel tariffs is […]
You’re about to start work for a privately-owned project. You have negotiated the best possible contract terms, studied […]
As written, most construction contracts leave lots of space for interpretation. These ambiguous or gray areas are often […]