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  • The buck stops where?
    When specs conflict with code, building performance requirements, or the owner’s wishes, who is ultimately responsible for an incorrectly installed product?
    June 23, 2011
    Allocating responsibility involves balancing contract documents, codes and building practices. 

  • Contract speak
    Steps to protect your company during contract review
    March 23, 2011
    If only contracting were as simple as Dr. Seuss: "I meant what I said and I said what I meant... ." When we overcomplicate the simple, the effect is lost. So, why then can contracts be so complicated? And, what can you do when reviewing them to better understand the terms?Let's begin by recognizing two points. First, contracts are usually about allocating responsibility and risk. And these legal...

  • Tackling new technology
    Proper integration goes beyond the gadgets themselves
    October 20, 2010
    Proper integration of new technology and methods can allow you to realize the value of your investment, rather than directing money into fighting contract or legal claims. 

  • Gambling with contracts is a dangerous game
    Landing the job should never be at the expense of understanding terms and contract conditions
    May 19, 2010
    Hungry for work, companies accept the small type and one-sided conditions of contracts, gambling that the terms will not come back to haunt them later.

  • You wouldn't play football without pads, would you?
    How to protect your company when expanding your product and service offering
    February 8, 2010
    Companies that have responded to the slowdown by expanding their scope of work to include new markets, products or services may have unintentionally increased their risk and liability exposure. Let’s look at two considerations that every company—new market or not—should regularly review: insurance and compliance.

  • Warranties: How to confirm your promises while protecting your backside
    October 20, 2009
    Warranties. What are they? What is their purpose? Can they offer benefits beyond simply describing what a customer can get replaced or fixed?

  • Closer look: Card check or not
    Proposed legislation of the Employee Free Choice Act faces stiff opposition among glass and glazing shop owners
    June 1, 2009
    The news media has been abuzz with the Employee Free Choice Act, aka, the card check bill, the last few months. As of mid-April, the legislation--that would make it easier for unions to organize workers--lacks the 60 votes needed to clear the Senate. Business groups and unions are at odds regarding the bill.In an article in The Washington Post, the president of AFL-CIO, John J. Sweeney, said...

  • Scam alert
    Red flags and examples of fraudulent orders
    March 18, 2009
    Scammers continue to target the glass industry with fraudulent orders that could cost companies thousands of dollars, if not caught in time. The best protection for glass shops is education and being able to identify the red flags for fraud.

  • Do it right the first time, save legal costs
    December 1, 2008
    All major manufacturers of aluminum storefront systems, and all insulating glass fabricators and manufacturers provide written instructions for the proper installation of their products. Experience has shown me that many glass shops don’t know about those instructions or choose to disregard them.

  • Legal: The risk of going green
    October 4, 2008
    There is a risk in going green. I don't suggest it is a bad idea to make your products green or energy efficient. The law, industry standards, associations' recommendations, and owner expectations strongly suggest you do so and often times require you to do so. I do suggest it is a bad idea to focus on the wrong kind of green.
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