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On September 24, 2019, the Department of Labor issued a final rule updating the earnings thresholds necessary to exempt executive, administrative, and professional employees from the minimum wage and overtime pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Employers [...]
This article discusses ideas for effectively responding to a competitive sealed proposal. Download the full article.
This article will address challenges contractors face, explain how those challenges can lead to contractual risk for the contractor, and provide practical tips to avoid those risks. It will also highlight ways the industry is responding to alleviate this labor [...]
This article discusses best practices to ensure downstream subcontractor compliance with specified insurance requirements in an effort to control, mitigate, and transfer risk. Download the full article.
Pricing in contractor selection is an issue that draws debate frequently in the industry because alternative delivery methods differ so greatly from traditional methods. Download the full article.
Alternative delivery methods such as design-build continue to gain momentum across Texas. Typical design-build contracts address the risks and responsibilities as to the owner, but those agreements do not attend to the issues that exist between design-build teams. Download the [...]
This column will discuss contractor liability for design in detail to provide contractors an understanding of the issue and provide tools and tips to address this concern. Download the full article.
This article provides an overview of key dates for the 86th regular session, potential measures that will directly impact the construction industry, and issues that may dominate the already limited timetable for the 2019 session. Download the full article. [...]
This article takes a deeper look into the use of change order requests as a means of protecting your right to payment. We'll also discuss how a contractor can preserve a claim using a change order request when the contract [...]
This article contains tips and tricks to help protect a contractor's right to payment while maintaining a professional and working relation with the owner. Download the full article.