Sentences with phrase «protect building contractors»

Many states have laws that protect building contractors against lawsuits.

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This site provides a snapshot of how FPS carries out its mission to protect federal buildings, federal employees and contractors, and visitors to federal facilities.

To prevent similar problems, Oddo and Ignizio joined City Council Speaker Christine Quinn Wednesday to unveil new legislation designed to protect homeowners, including a bill that will force contractors to give the Department of Buildings at least 48 - hours» notice before they begin elevating a home, so inspectors can be dispatched to monitor the work.

The amendments would also better protect workers whose building owners attempt to contract out their jobs, and extend assistance to employees whose work becomes in - sourced from a contractor to property owner.

Steven Sandherr, CEO of the Associated General Contractors, said, «There are few more effective ways to create good jobs, deliver great roads, build a strong economy and protect taxpayers than to invest in infrastructure.

I certainly don't have the contractor skills to comment on building codes that promise or guarantee greater safety in protecting our children and communities.

One such Member of Knesset, Ophir Pines - Paz, recently got a law passed that will protect urban trees from the tractors of land developers and building contractors.

Business Development: Brokering various business dealings that further the diversification of Indian economies Developing and accessing commercial financial programs and services for tribal governments, including tax - exempt offerings and federally - guaranteed housing loans Serving as issuer or underwriter's counsel in tribal bond issuances Ensuring tribal compliance with Bank Secrecy Act and other federal financial regulatory requirements Handling federal and state income, excise, B&O, property and other tax matters for tribes and tribal businesses Chartering tribal business enterprises under tribal, state and federal law Registering and protecting tribal trademarks and copyrights Negotiating franchise agreements for restaurants and retail stores on Indian reservations Custom - tailoring construction contracts for tribes and general contractors Helping secure federal SBA 8 (a) and other contracting preferences for Indian - owned businesses Facilitating contractual relations between tribes and tribal casinos, and gaming vendors Building tribal workers» compensation and self - insurance programs Government Relations: Handling state and federal regulatory matters in the areas of tribal gaming, environmental and cultural resources, workers» compensation, taxation, health care and education Negotiating tribal - state gaming compacts and fuel and cigarette compacts, and inter-local land use and law enforcement agreements Advocacy before the Washington State Gambling Commission, Washington Indian Gaming Association and National Indian Gaming Commission Preparing tribal codes and regulations, including tribal court, commercial, gaming, taxation, energy development, environmental and cultural resources protection, labor & employment, and workers» compensation laws Developing employee handbooks, manuals and personnel policies Advocacy in areas of treaty rights, gaming, jurisdiction, taxation, environmental and cultural resource protection Brokering fee - to - trust and related real estate and jurisdictional transactions Litigation & Appellate Services: Handling complex Indian law litigation, including commercial, labor & employment, tax, land use, treaty rights, natural and cultural resource matters Litigating tribal trust mismanagement claims against the United States, and evaluating tribal and individual property claims under the Indian Claims Limitation Act Defending tribes and tribal insureds from tort claims brought against them in tribal, state and federal courts, including defense tenders pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act Assisting tribal insureds in insurance coverage negotiations, and litigation Representing individual tribal members in tribal and state civil and criminal proceedings, including BIA prosecutions and Indian probate proceedings Assisting tribal governments with tribal, state and federal court appeals, including the preparation of amicus curiae briefs Our Indian law & gaming attorneys collaborate to publish the quarterly «Indian Legal Advisor ``, designed to provide Indian Country valuable information about legal and political developments affecting tribal rights.

Mr. Siegfried also co-authored «Subcontractors» Agreements, Drafting Effective Construction Contracts: How to Determine Your Rights and Obligations,» (The McGraw - Hill Construction Weekly, 1990); «The Contractor's Default: Remedies of the Lender,» Laws and Practice (Chapter 7, Wiley Law Publications, 1991); «Protecting Subcontractor with Appropriate Contract Clauses,» Design - Build Contracting Handbook (Chapter 7, Wiley Law Publications, 1992); and «The Design Professional in the Construction Process,» Construction Law (Chapter 5.04, Matthew Bender, 1986).

Guaranteed and extended replacement cost policies are designed to protect the policyholder after a major disaster when the high demand for building contractors and materials can push up the normal cost of reconstruction.