“Two 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 Monday, Jan. 10, the two unions authorized a strike. Locals 34 and 2822 both rejected Hennepin,” reports Jack Molmud in Kare 11.

“County’s recent offer for a new contract in December 2021, saying the county can support them more due to the funds supplied by the federal government. County workers who rallied in downtown Minneapolis Tuesday said the weight of the pandemic has stressed them emotionally and financially, and that’s why they’re seeking a contract,”

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“As 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 belongs to CJ McCollum. While Hughes notes that “worst” is relative depending on the team, his analysis of,” reports L. Hostetler in SB Nation.

“Damian Lillard’s contract runs a year longer than CJ McCollum’s, and the six-time All-NBA guard is owed $76.2 million more from 2022-23 through the end of his deal than McCollum is. Still, Lillard has been the reliable driver of an elite offense for most of his career, while McCollum is merely a good second option. Dame has carried the Blazer,”

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“A 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, cleaners and workers who care for the elderly regardless of citizenship documentation,” reports Mitch Dudek in Chicago Sun Times.

“Informing individual workers and their employers is a challenge, said Ania Jakubek, of Arise Chicago, a workers’ rights advocacy group that helped ensure passage of the ordinance in June. These are not registered companies that you can find through the Illinois secretary of state, Jakubek said Tuesday during a virtual news conference,”

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“New 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 for a one-well project. The contract should commence in February this year and last for 105,” reports Adis Ajdin in Splash 247.

“Valaris also clinched a one-well deal with an undisclosed operator in the US Gulf for the 2010-built jackup Valaris 144. The contract is expected to commence in the first quarter of 2022 with a minimum duration of 68 days. Meanwhile, Western Gas awarded a one-well contract for the 2011-built semi Valaris MS-1 offshore Australia.”

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“Stanley 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 of the five games he spent on the team and averaged 25.2 minutes per game for the,” reports Sam Quinn in CBS Sports.

“That doesn’t mean he’ll be gone forever. According to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, there is mutual interest in another contract between the two sides, and Lakers coach Frank Vogel said we still hope to have him back when asked about Johnson on Monday. So why isn’t Johnson still a Laker? In all likelihood, it’s only a technicality.”

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“Another 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 published today by the appraiser Jonathan Miller. Miller’s report measured December signed,” reports Trevor Bach in The Real Deal.

“Contracts in a swath of the market from Downtown Los Angeles to the Westside, covering eight price segments. Signings decreased last month in six of those tranches, including 38 percent year-to-year drops in signings for single family homes priced between $300,000 and $500,000 and $500,000 and $700,000. The exceptions were homes.”

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“Just 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 largest council thinks it has an image problem. We are not a pit stop between Brisbane and the Sunshine,” reports Rory Callinan in ABC.

“A fired-up Mayor Peter Flannery told his Moreton Bay Regional Council earlier this month. He made the comments just before the councillors voted to replace the word regional in the authority’s title with city. We are a destination and I’m sick of being overlooked, he said. Changing the name is one of the cheaper steps the council has taken.”

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“Nebraska 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 to earn $600,000 annually for the Huskers on a contract that runs through Dec. 31,” reports Parker Gabriel in Lincoln Journal Star.

“According to a copy of the document obtained via a records request Tuesday afternoon by the Journal Star. Joseph is also carrying an associate head coach title. Nebraska also finalized the contract of new offensive line coach Donovan Raiola, who will earn $325,000 annually. Raiola joined the staff after spending the past four seasons.”

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“St 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 new deals with the Saints. Wilkie, who enjoyed his best season with the club in 2021, has signed,” reports Andrew Slevison in Sen.

“One further season and is now locked away at Moorabbin until the end of 2024 having signed a two-year deal at the start of the year. The 25-year-old has emerged as one of St Kilda’s most important defenders since he was rookied in 2019, finishing fourth in the best and fairest this year. Webster has committed to the Saints until the end of 2023.”

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“As 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 been invited to big-league spring training camp, which is scheduled to begin in,” reports Jim Salisbury in Sports Philadelphia.

“Owners ordered a lockout when the labor agreement between the two sides expired on December 1. Teams are prohibited from doing any major-league business signings, trades, etc. during the lockout. The Phils were able to sign reliever Corey Knebel to a one-year, $10 million contract before the lockout was called. He is expected.”

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“Smart 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. Whilst already being deployed for relatively straightforward transactions, such as facilitating transfers,” reports Lexology in their blog.

“Cryptocurrency exchanges, with the technology underpinning smart contracts becoming more sophisticated, they are increasingly being considered as an alternative way to do business when compared to the traditional paper contract. With the advantages they bring to transactions, such as increasing efficiency, security and transparency.”

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“The 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 the consultant had done for an environmental advocacy law firm. The commission hired,” reports Wes Muller in Louisiana Illuminator.

“London Economics International to help understand long-term assessments being performed by Entergy Louisiana LLC and Cleco Power, despite previous objections raised by Commissioner Eric Skrmetta, R-Metairie. Utility companies use these assessments to plan for future energy needs and presumably to inform regulatory requests.”

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“The 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 with three national championships since 2003, Brian Kelly will receive $500,000 — on,” reports Alan Blinder in The New York Times.

“The line items for middling achievements are helping to mark the pathway for college football’s era of $10-million-a-year coaches. And they are part of the latest blur of coaching contracts and buyouts, collectively worth hundreds of millions of dollars, at a time when the college sports industry is facing accusations that it is exploiting the athletes.”

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“Jurgen 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 Liverpool contract beyond 2023 in an interview with Egypt’s MBC Masr TV last week. But he,” reports Andy Hunter in The Guardian.

“Liverpool have extended the contracts of several players in recent months and know they will have to make Salah the highest-paid player in the club’s history for him to commit long-term. Klopp said: Extending a contract with a player like Mo is not something where you meet for a cup of tea in the afternoon and find an agreement.”

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“Over 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, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union BCTGM, according to a press release from,” reports Maureen Breslin in The Hill.

“Speaking about the vote, BCTGM International President Anthony Shelton stated, according to the union’s release, The members have spoken. The strike continues. The International Union will continue to provide full support to our striking Kellogg’s members. Meanwhile, Kellogg North America President Chris Hood has said of the recent.”

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“Disputes 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 holding out for better deals, Francis N’Gannou attempting to fight out his contract before presumably being subject,” reports Paul Gift in Forbes.

“A champion’s clause extension, or Nate Diaz being one fight away from restricted free agency and a possible future boxing match with YouTube star Jake Paul 100% of UFC fighters are subject to an exclusivity clause preventing them from taking their talents to any other mixed martial art, martial art, boxing, professional wrestling, or any other.”

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“As 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 arbitration for those who are eligible, or they have chosen to let them become free agents,” reports Ryan Pavich in SB Nation.

“The biggest name on the Yankees roster that was on alert for this deadline was Gary Sánchez, who for the second-straight offseason had rumors circling that the team might not offer him a contract. Sánchez has made it through both instances, though this time there was definitely some hesitancy the Yankees were rumored to be interested.”

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“Construction 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 application has a large measure of discretion in deciding what EOT to award. This, in turn, leads to the,” reports Julian Bailey in JD Supra.

“Question of how a fair and reasonable EOT should be assessed where there are two or more causes of the same period of delay, some at the owner’s risk, and some at the contractor’s risk – i.e., concurrent or parallel delay. Where there is concurrent delay, this can give rise to difficult questions regarding which party should be responsible for.”

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“The 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 Maritime Association which represents 70 ocean carriers and terminals operating at 29,” reports Augusta Saraiva in The Seattle Times.

“West Coast ports, including Seattle and Tacoma proposed extending its current agreement with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union for another year through July 1, 2023, it said in a Nov. 16 letter to the ILWU seen by Bloomberg News. There is already a perception among the trade community that negotiations are likely to result.”

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“Shortstop 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 extension and Jim Bowden of CBS Sports HQ reports the deal is expected to be in the 12-year,” reports Mike Axisa in CBS Sports.

“The current record contract for a player with less than one full year of service time is Ronald Acuna Jr.’s eight-year, $100 million contract with the defending World Series champion Atlanta Braves, a record Franco is poised to smash. Here are the largest ever contracts given to players with less than a full year of service time not including players.”

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