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What is Construction Law?
At the federal level, there's everything from workplace safety regulations such as OSHA, employment law in environmental law, prequalification requirements. At the state level, there you will find most of the same things, but there can also be some specific licensing requirements for certain trades as there are here in Oklahoma, which I will address in a later video. And at the local level, you're going to have your zoning ordinances and your codes and business licensing requirements. And these could range from anything from work hours to construction noise, traffic flow, to name a few. Also, primarily, construction law is contract law and there will be a lot more to come in later videos regarding specific contract issues. And with contract law, we also have tort law, which primarily focuses on negligence or intentional acts, primarily negligence. And all of these things can arise from some of the same actions and be controlled by some of the same laws. Read more »What is the Difference Between an Express and Implied Warranty?
To start things off, I'm going to give you guys a definition of warranty that the courts have adopted over the years. Obviously, most folks know that what a warranty is and have an intuitive idea there as well, but the courts like this definition. And in essence, it's an express or implied statement of something undertaken as part of a contract, but collateral to its object. So it's essentially something additional to the physical output of the contract. And like I said earlier, most people know that it's a guarantee that the work is going to be done satisfactorily and hold up. Read more »The Truth Behind Implied Warranty in Oklahoma
Implied warranty in Oklahoma is dictated by statute, provides that stipulations which are necessary to make a contract reasonable or conformable to use are implied in respect to the matters concerning which the contract manifests no contrary intention. Read more »How to Form a Construction Business
In Oklahoma there's a handful of typical business structures that can be utilized. Everything from the sole proprietorship up to an LLC. Many of these forms have their advantages and disadvantages according to Tulsa Construction Lawyer Brian Carter. Read more »What is the Difference Between an Employee and an Independent Contractor?
Some of the standard definitions as far as an independent contractor is an independent contractor is one who engages and performs certain services for another according to his own manner, method, free from control and direction of his employer in all matters connected with the performance of the service.
Read more »When Does a Contractor Have to Register as a Roofing Contractor?
In Oklahoma a roofing contractor means any person including a subcontractor and non-resident contractor engaged in the business of commercial or residential roofing contractor work, or who himself or herself or through another attempts to or advertises, holds himself or herself out as having or purports to have the capacity to undertake roofing contractor work. Read more »
