The Door’s Wide Open: ERISA Litigation
In follow-up to last year’s decision by the Supreme Court to remand the Hughes v Northwestern case, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that two of three claims against the plan…
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Headaches Ahead?
At some point or another, every builder faces this dilemma: a new job seems like a good one—but it comes with a high maintenance client. Do you take the job or run in the…
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Keeping Pace With Demand
Builders continue to report hiring difficulties, causing some to hold back on bids, despite the influx of public dollars afloat. Industry experts predict that infrastructure jobs will create further challenges for construction labor, and…
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Probate: Final Distribution of Assets?
Probate is the public process of paying off debts and distributing assets, either in accordance with the terms of a will or, absent a will, the state laws of intestacy. Although probate tends to…
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Incentive Trusts: If You Do This…
When inspiring those we care about to achieve life goals is an important consideration during estate planning, establishing an incentive trust might be the way to go. Read on for an overview of incentive…
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Form 5500: Participant Count?
Retirement plan sponsors are encountering some confusion about the Department of Labor’s updated filing rules for Form 5500. Specifically, a question has arisen about how participants are counted to determine whether or not an…
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Topping The FBI List: Email Attacks
When it comes to internet crime, the FBI says that the biggest financial losses to businesses are now coming from email compromise attacks. Given the plethora of stolen credentials available on the dark web,…
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In The Know: Digitization?
Among the buzzwords of the moment in construction circles, digitization dominates. If you have a sense it has something to do with tech, but are not quite sure what that means for your construction business,…
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Sustainable and Successful
Green building projects used to come with the reputation that sustainability came at a price: reduced profitability. Increasingly, contractors are finding that this is no longer the case—it is indeed possible to succeed financially…
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