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Washington Legislature Loosens the Equal Pay Opportunity Act Vise on Employers

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The Washington State legislature recently passed SB 5408, amending the Equal Pay and Opportunity Act (“EPOA”). The EPOA was originally enacted to decrease the gender wage gap by requiring employers to include the salary range...more

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The Timeliness of Construction-Related Lawsuits – Recent Amendments to Fla. Stat. § 95.11(3)(c)

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In Florida, the allowed timeframe for bringing a lawsuit based either on a defect in the design, planning, or construction of a building or based on other improvements to real property is governed by Fla. Stat. § 95.11(3)(c)....more

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Florida Extends Filing Time for Claims Subject to the Statute of Repose

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Under Florida’s construction-related statute of repose, Fla. Stat. § 95.11, actions based on the design, planning or construction of an improvement to real property are barred if not commenced within 10 years after the later...more

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Breathing Room: The Alberta Court of Appeal Addresses the New Limitation Period for Third-Party Claims

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The limitation period for a defendant seeking contribution from a third party has changed. In last month's Alberta Court of Appeal decision of Whitecourt Power Limited Partnership v Elliott Turbomachinery Canada Inc., 2015...more

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Change in Limitation Period Law Significant for Construction Projects

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In Whitecourt Power Limited Partnership v Elliott Turbomachinery Canada Inc., 2015 ABCA 252 (Whitecourt Power), the Alberta Court of Appeal interpreted a recent amendment to the Limitations Act that changed the limitation...more

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