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Renee Schwerdt

Construction law attorney Renee Schwerdt is the owner of Plumb & True Legal, a law firm serving contractors, architects, vendors, and others in the construction industry, and author of the blog, Level Up.

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Codes & Standards

Working Overtime

This month marks official implementation of the Department of Labor’s revisions to the overtime regulations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Unlike some federal laws, this...
Dec. 2, 2016
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Construction Practices

Out of Business But Still Liable?

You close your company and start settling into retirement. Three years later, you get a call from a former client saying that the roof your company installed is leaking and that...
Sept. 30, 2016
Sales

Buyer’s Remorse and the Right to Cancel a Contract

You’ve just received a call from a homeowner who wants to cancel the contract he signed a month ago. And he wants his 10 percent deposit back. Now what? The Federal Trade Commission...
Aug. 5, 2016
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Business

What to Do if You're Sued

Owning a business can be uniquely rewarding, but rewards come with risks. Perhaps the most dreaded of those risks is a lawsuit. While some contractors keep that worry in the back...
July 13, 2016