Midwest Construction Law Teleseminar Series

Recent Posts from Midwest Construction Law Teleseminar Series

• Contractors need to be aware of expanded military family leave coverage issues

  CONGRESS EXPANDS MILITARY FAMILY LEAVE COVERAGE In the 2010 National Defense Authorization Act ("NDAA") signed by President Obama on October 28, 2009, Congress expanded the military-related family and medical leave that it created in the…

• Green Bldg and Green Operations for Midwest Contractors

  Check out www.epa.gov/region8/building/indexlhtml for information on the subject of sustainability. A good website to obtain all the information you may need about this developing area.

• Construction Procurement Laws of Missouri Under Attack!

  The Heart of America Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) has filed a legal action demanding that Governor Jay Nixon and Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster enforce the construction procurement laws of the state.…

• Federal OSHA to review all state plan programs

  Trusty reporter Kate Whitby of Spencer Fane reports: US Department of Labor assistant secretary testifies before Congress on OSHA state plan states' occupational safety and health programs Federal OSHA to review all state plan programs…

• Good economic news for contractors in the Midwest?

  ENR reports housing starts could be up in 2010, sparking a rebound in the economy...that coupled with the Kansas City Business Journal's article declaring jobs level locally will be at pre-recession levels leads me to…

• Employers with workers in Illinois....a new law you need to be familiar with regarding equal pay!

  Expanded Protections for Workers Under the Illinois Equal Pay Act On August 14, 2009, Governor Pat Quinn signed House Bill 3634 (HB 3634), amending the Illinois Equal Pay Act. HB 3634 went into effect immediately.…

• So what is the best government contract available for construction companies?

  In a recent decision, Tyler Construction Group v. United States, 2009 Westlaw 1796702 (Fed. Cir. June 25, 2009), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are permitted to use Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contracts (IDIQ) for design…

• Recent "Damages for Delay" case in Kansas involving......the attorneys at MidwestConstructionLaw.com

  Midwest Construction Law attorneys Josh Dickinson and Barry Pickens recently obtained a victory before the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in a case involving a construction client from the Pittsburg area.…

• Is the construction industry hiring? In infrastructure and government contracting - YES!

  My headhunter source, Joe Bunta of Nexxus Solutions out of the east coast tells me (a) he is seeing an increase in hiring generally, (b) the hiring is due to attrition and (c) an "up-tick"…

• E-Verify webinar can be found at www.Midwestconstructionlaw.com

  Apologies that not everyone was able to listen in on this important new law now imposed at the federal contracting level and in certain states (Missouri and Nebraska most notably).