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Defend, Indemnify, and Hold Harmless – What Does this Contract Language Mean for A/E Professionals

One of your clients has probably proposed contract language that requires you to “defend, indemnify, and hold harmless” the project owner for specific (or not so specific) types of claims that might arise in the future. This language hopefully caught… Read more

December 22, 2017 | Professional Liability

NLRB Comes to its Senses on Joint-Employer Liability, Overruling its Browning-Ferris Decision

By Anne G. Bibeau

On December 14, 2017, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) in Hy-Brand Industrial Contractors, Ltd. overruled its 2015 decision in Browning-Ferris Industries, which had redefined the joint-employer liability standard under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). Going forward, the NLRB… Read more

December 15, 2017 | Labor & Employment

Writing Off Bad Debt

It is an unfortunate fact of life that businesses often have difficulties collecting debts. It is important that businesses take proactive steps to address their bad debt so that they can either collect the debt or obtain the benefit of… Read more

December 8, 2017 | Corporate & Business Transactions

An Overview of Virginia Law on Electronic Signatures

By W. Thomas Chappell

As business increasingly takes place digitally instead of on paper, electronic signatures have become an important facet of completing transactions. Now, instead of executing transactions the traditional way by having the parties provide signatures in ink on paper, many transactions… Read more

December 1, 2017 | Corporate & Business Transactions

Can an Architect Be Held Liable for Defects in Construction

It is common on commercial construction projects for the owner to hire the architect to perform services during construction, in addition to designing the project. Among other things, the architect’s construction phase services will typically consist of periodic observations and… Read more

November 29, 2017 | Construction

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