If you live in Charleston, South Carolina, for most of your life you have been hearing about the plans for I-526. A portion of “526,” as locals call it, was built in the 1990s - it linked West Ashley with North Charleston and Mount Pleasant, and James Island with downtown. A big part of it has not been built yet - although the completion of 526 has certainly been a part of just about every candidate for office platform in the last 20 years or more. Setting aside any funding or other...By: Shum...
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During the 2020 session, the Florida Legislature enacted a number of provisions intended to ease the financial burden on construction industry professionals who perform state and local public works projects. Effective July 1, 2020, the threshold for state and local procurement of “continuing contracts” under the Consultants Competitive Negotiation Act, or “CCNA” is increased from $2 million to $4 million for project-related “professional,” “construction management,” or “project manageme...
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Over the past five years, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) estimates that $20.7 billion in payments have been made to providers and suppliers involved in affiliations that present undue risk of fraud, waste, and abuse. Effective...By: Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP
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If you are an employer required to file an EEO-1 report, your life became a lot more difficult this year. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently announced that in addition to filing the usual EEO-1 data by May 31, 2019, EEO-1...By: Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP
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Ohio EPA Rulemakings And Announcements - Water - Drinking and Groundwater Division of Drinking and Ground Waters (DDAGW) Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Public Water Systems: DDAGW seeks comments on its proposed rulemaking governing public water...By: Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP
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Florida’s Statute of Limitations and Statute of Repose for construction and design defect claims are each contained in § 95.11(3)(c), Florida Statutes, which provides, in relevant part: We are frequently retained by homeowners associations and...By: Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP
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