Counsel News and Events for Attorneys and Executives

Tag: Contracts

Hennepin County Workers Authorize Strike After Rejecting County Contract Offer

EnergyTwo unions representing more than 3,500 workers at Hennepin County are demanding high wages, more hazard pay and work-from-home stipends as part of its contract negotiations with the county. As of

Continue Reading »

McCollum’s Contract an Albatross for Blazers

EnergyAs the trade deadline approaches, with it comes the season in which contracts are evaluated and debated. According to Grant Hughes of Bleacher Report, the worst contract for the Portland Trail Blazers

Continue Reading »

Law Requiring Written Contracts for Domestic Workers Kicks in

EnergyA workers’ rights group is trying to spread the word about an ordinance that kicked in at the start of the year, requiring employers to provide a written contract to domestic workers. The law covers nannies,

Continue Reading »

Valaris Scores Four New Contracts

EnergyNew York-listed offshore driller Valaris has been awarded four new contracts, adding close to 300 days to its project backlog. In the US Gulf of Mexico, Kosmos Energy hired the 2012-built semisub Valaris DPS-5

Continue Reading »

Lakers, Stanley Johnson have Mutual Interest in Another Contract, Per Report

EnergyStanley Johnson has been a rare bright spot for the Los Angeles Lakers since joining the team on a hardship exemption 10-day contract. His energy and defense were so impressive that he managed to start three

Continue Reading »

Dip in Signed Contracts Reflects LA’s Inventory Squeeze

EnergyAnother month, another sign of Southern California’s housing crunch, as signed contracts for single family homes in L.A. County fell by nearly 17 percent in December from a year earlier, according to a report

Continue Reading »

Moreton Bay Regional Council Awards $15M in Contracts to One Organisation

ContractsJust north of Brisbane, taking in the islands and mudflats of Moreton Bay, the urban sprawl of new suburbs like North Lakes and the rapidly gentrifying precincts of the Redcliffe peninsula, the nation’s third

Continue Reading »

Huskers Finalize Contracts for WR Coach Mickey Joseph, OL Coach Donovan Raiola

ContractsNebraska is paying its new wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator more than it paid any offensive staffer in 2020 or 2021. Mickey Joseph, whom Scott Frost hired away from LSU last month, is set

Continue Reading »

Key Saints Defender Headlines Quartet of New Contracts

ContractsSt Kilda has confirmed that four players have signed new contracts with the club. Defenders Callum Wilkie and Jimmy Webster, the versatile Daniel McKenzie and youngster Matthew Allison have all penned

Continue Reading »

Phillies Sign Six Pitchers to Minor-League Contracts

ContractsAs Major League Baseball’s hibernation enters a third week, teams continue to address minor-league needs. The Phillies on Tuesday announced the signings of six pitchers to minor-league contracts. All six have

Continue Reading »

Smart Contracts – Recognising and Addressing the Risks

ContractsSmart contracts, where some or all of the contractual obligations are defined in and/or performed automatically by a computer program, are expected to have a significant impact on the way business is done.

Continue Reading »

Louisiana Public Service Commission Approves Contracts Held Up over Work with Environmentalists

ContractsThe Louisiana Public Service Commission on Tuesday approved two government consulting contracts that were delayed last month because one commissioner was upset the low bidder didn’t disclose work

Continue Reading »

Big Contracts, Big Buyouts, Big Pressure: College Football Coaches Hit the Jackpot

EnergyThe contract terms for Louisiana State University’s new football coach promise an unusually enormous payout for mediocrity: If the Tigers win just half of their regular-season games, de rigueur for a program

Continue Reading »

Mohamed Salah’s Liverpool Contract Talks Need Time, Says Jürgen Klopp

EnergyJurgen Klopp has said Liverpool need time to finalise new contract terms with Mohamed Salah and the current impasse is completely normal for a player of his stature. Salah reiterated his desire to extend his 

Continue Reading »

Striking Kellogg Workers Reject Contract Proposal

EnergyOver 1,400 striking hourly employees across four Kellogg cereal plants rejected the company’s tentative agreement for a five-year contract during negotiations between Kellogg and the Bakery, Confectionery,

Continue Reading »

Expert Analysis: Most UFC Fighters Change Contract Status Every Year

EnergyDisputes over exclusive contracts are nothing new in MMA or for the sport’s largest promoter, the UFC. While the elite champions and challengers usually make headlines Jon Jones and Jorge Masvidal

Continue Reading »

Yankees Tender Contract to Gary Sánchez, Avoid Non-Tendering Any Players

EnergyAs the clock struck 8 p.m. EST, the league has once again passed the non-tender deadline. This means that all 30 teams have offered contracts to their pre-arbitration players and will either sign them or advance to

Continue Reading »

Construction Contracts: Extensions of Time and Apportionment of Delay

EnergyConstruction contracts often use the rubric of the contractor being entitled to a fair and reasonable EOT where a relevant delay has occurred. This broad wording suggests that the person assessing the EOT

Continue Reading »

West Coast Dockworkers Reject Contract Extension, Seek Talks

EnergyThe union representing about 15,000 dockworkers at the nation’s largest ports declined an offer by employers to extend existing labor contracts for a year, setting the stage for heated negotiations. The Pacific

Continue Reading »

Wander Franco, Rays Closing in on Massive Contract Extension for 20-Year-Old Star

EnergyShortstop Wander Franco quickly emerged as one of MLB’s best players this season and the Tampa Bay Rays are wasting no time locking him up. The club is closing in on signing Franco to a record-setting contact

Continue Reading »

image_pdfimage_print
Top