Skip to content Follow: RSS Twitter Construction Law in North Carolina A blog for architects, engineers, designers, & other construction professionals Home Contact Resources Blogroll contracts damages green design law notes lien issues tips Tags attorney , business dispute , damages , risk avoidance Tues Tip: 8 Best Collection Practices by MelissaBrumback on August 17, 2010          COLLECTION "TIPS"    Readers of this blog may not know this, but in addition to construction law I also head our firm’s Collections practice.  Get personal guarantee if possible.  MORE >>

Lets Talk Green Materials Department of Labor Failing To Properly Set Davis-Bacon Wages? Its a phrase I often mutter to myself when reviewing a general contractor’s agreement for a subcontractor client.  At this juncture, I have a common response to these all so common contracts – stop the aggression, start the reward. General contractor agreements are a one-sided affair. The vast majority of these agreements are probably unconscionable, to some extent. In a poor economy, general contractors who have work are in a favorable negotiating stance. So, they sign without a peep. MORE >>

Lets Talk Green Materials Department of Labor Failing To Properly Set Davis-Bacon Wages? Maryland has passed a bill that will authorize use of the IGCC as a voluntary compliance alternative in 2012. The new law will go into effect on March 1, 2012. The IGCC bill (House Bill 972) passed through the state’s legislature with rampant success. The Senate approved the bill unanimously and the House passed it with a 121 to 18 vote. The IGCC will serve as a supplement to the minimum building code applied in each jurisdiction (for the most part, the IBC). We will just have to wait and see. MORE >>

Doing business means jumping from one state to another, or one country to another, but each state has different tax structures, licensing requirements, security laws, manufacturing laws, working laws, wage laws, etc. Another example can be found in North Carolina. See original article at Mechanics Lien Law: Is It Time For A National Statute? Columnist and speaker Gene Marks ( @genemarks ) published an article on Inc.com last month  arguing that the United States needs a national sales tax system , as opposed to a state-by-state system. Over the years, the U.S. Are They Now? MORE >>

Quadrant , statute of limitation , statute of repose Posted 10 Jan 2011 by Douglas Reiser in Construction Defect , Construction Liability ← Don’t Forget: New Minimum Wage for Washington State HIRE Act: The New Payroll Tax Break And Your Business → 2 Comments Add Yours ↓ Jim # 03.07.2011 10:50 1 At last. Lets Talk Green Materials Department of Labor Failing To Properly Set Davis-Bacon Wages? If you read the construction law blogosphere, you may have heard of a Statute of Repose. This legal device is a contractor’s best friend. Earth Week Extravaganza! MORE >>