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Michigan’s Prompt Payment Act

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Like they warned us on Schoolhouse Rock, it is no easy feat for a bill to become enacted into law. Just ask the proposed “Prompt Pay” legislation that currently languishes in Michigan. By way of background, “Prompt Pay”...more

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OP-ED: Addressing Wage Theft Issues in the Construction Industry

In Oregon, unpaid workers can sue their employers directly or file administrative complaints with the U.S. Department of Labor or its state counterpart, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI). Workers often file...more

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Key Developments and Changes in Comparison With the Existing Contractual Security of Payment Regime: Construction Industry...

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In May 2024, the Hong Kong Government introduced the Construction Industry Security of Payment Bill (Bill) to the Legislative Council for first reading. If the Bill is passed into law, the Bill will introduce a statutory...more

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LegCo In-house Lawyers Request Clarifications Regarding the Security of Payment Bill

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On 19 June 2024, the Legal Service Division of the LegCo wrote a letter to the Development Bureau seeking to clarify certain matters in the Construction Industry Security of Payment Bill (“Bill”). The Legal Service...more

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Bills Committee Formed to Review Hong Kong Security of Payment Bill

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We explored in our earlier Insight Hong Kong Security of Payment Bill gazetted the key provisions of the long-anticipated Construction Industry Security of Payment Bill (“Bill”) which was gazetted on 17 May 2024....more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

2022 Construction Industry Legislative Update

The 2022 Legislative Session saw a number of bills signed into law, effective July 1, 2022, which impact the construction industry. Below is a summary of key changes....more

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Construction One-Minute Read: Illinois Fails to Make General Contractors Responsible for All Wages on Private Projects

The big legislative news in Illinois this spring concerned the passage of a law permitting marijuana for recreational use, beginning January 1, 2020. This development overshadowed other news affecting the construction...more

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Public Construction Contracts - Changes

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The Wisconsin Legislature is considering a new bill that would significantly change requirements for competitive bidding of public construction contracts by local government units and school districts. Currently, school...more

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Under Construction - March 2017

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Letter from the Editor - Welcome to the spring 2017 edition of our Under Construction newsletter. We hope 2017 is off to a good start for you and your company. An issue that seems to commonly come up in cost-plus...more

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Senate Tightens Requirements for Construction Defect Claims

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The Florida Senate is following a recent national trend of tightening its laws governing construction defect claims. Currently, under FL. Stat. § 558.004, entitled Notice and Opportunity to Repair, a party claiming a...more

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Senate Tightens Requirements for Construction Defect Claims

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The Florida Senate is following a recent national trend of tightening its laws governing construction defect claims. Currently, under FL. Stat. § 558.004, entitled Notice and Opportunity to Repair, a party claiming a...more

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