Construction Indicators Show Economy Gaining Steam

Written by Associated Builders and Contractors. Despite the loss of 1,000 jobs in March, the nation’s construction industry unemployment rate edged down to 20 percent for the month, according to the April 1 employment report by the Labor Department. Year-over-year, construction employment is down by 36,000 jobs, or 0.6 percent. Today’s rate is lower from […]

Mountain Law: Contractors: Beware the mechanic’s lien trust fund statute

In Colorado, the mechanics lien trust fund statute results in many a contractor facing serious consequences for not properly paying their subcontractors and suppliers. Noah Klug of the The Klug Law firm recently published an article for the SummitDaily.com, entitled Mountain Law: Contractors: Beware the mechanic’s lien trust fund statute, which lays out the requirements […]

Tennessee Mechanics Liens Subject to Notice of NonPayment

The last major changes to the Tennessee mechanics lien law took place in 1990. In that year, the Legislature enacted major modifications to the existing Tennessee mechanics’ lien law, with numerous miscellaneous changes made since 1990. The 1990 modifications are encapsulated within the following two major categories: 1. The Tennessee lien law provided more protection […]