The 2024 legislative session included many changes that will impact residential contractors. Worker Classification Beginning on July 1, 2024, the Minnesota Department of Labor may issue stop work orders and ...
On April 23, 2024 the Federal Trade Commission approved a new rule effectively banning the use of noncompete agreements between employers and employees. When the new rule takes effect, employers ...
Matching coverage is a type of coverage available under most policies that ensures when a claim is filed for a damaged roof, siding or windows - the surrounding undamaged roof, ...
A common question we are asked is how long a policyholder has to complete the claims process after a covered loss. The classic answer is that it depends on the ...
SJJ attorneys Tim Johnson and Jordan Vassel recently won an important case against State Farm. A homeowner suffered a water line break that damaged kitchen cabinets and leaked down through ...
Colorado law requires HOA board members to act in good faith, with the care an ordinarily prudent HOA board member in a similar position would use, and in a manner ...
The newly enacted federal Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) went into effect beginning January 1, 2024, which requires, with few exceptions, most all companies to report to the U.S. Treasury certain ...
There has been an ongoing movement to focus on the classification between employees and independent contractors both at the federal and state levels in recent years. Most recently, the federal ...
As a law firm that works with homeowners’ associations (“HOAs”), we have noticed a trend in disputes relating to resale disclosure certificates and HOA insurance loss assessments. Consider the following ...
One of the biggest issues facing companies, especially in the building and remodeling industries, is whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor. Companies must grant employees different ...
