Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Could Merchant Funding Help Your Business?
Does your business need money or funding? There are a lot of ways to get that funding. However, there are some newer, less-used ways that you should be aware of, whether it’s because they are good options for you, or because they have hidden dangers for your business. Merchant Funding or Cash Advances One… Read More »
Theft On Your Construction Site Can Create Huge Problems
Construction sites are wide open areas. There are often few if any video cameras, and you are not working in a closed area, the way you would be in a typical closed office space. That opens the door to theft on the construction site, a problem that can lead to serious problems and delays… Read More »
Basics Of Doing Construction Work When Homeowner’s Insurance Is Involved
If you are a contractor or in the construction industry, you may find yourself hired to do a job that involves repairing damage done to a home, residence or business, because of an outside occurrence, such as weather, fire, or some other problem. When that happens, you may be faced with a homeowner who… Read More »
What Is A Project Labor Agreement?
In many industries, you know if there is a union for your workers or if there isn’t. In other words, you don’t start a project, job, task, or goal, and find out afterwards that in some of those jobs, your workers are unionized, and in some they are not. But that isn’t the case… Read More »
What Is A Joint Check Agreement?
In the construction industry there are many different parties working on a project, often in a hierarchical structure. That is, one party will hire another, then another, then another. They are still working on the same goal, and the same project, but they are different companies (or individual contractors). Often, however, payment will be… Read More »
The Basics Of Lien Foreclosure
One powerful tool that Florida law allows you to use to help make sure you get paid on your construction projects, is the ability to lien property. This is not just the ability to lien, as many creditors have, but includes the power to actually foreclose on property if construction projects are not paid… Read More »
What Is A Differing Site Condition?
Let’s say that you have drawn up all the construction contracts, and you are ready to start the job. However, once you are at the job site, a surprise awaits you: the condition of the property, or the physical layout of the property, is not what you thought or what was told to you… Read More »
What Damages Are Available In A Breach Of Contract Case?
Many people are aware that they can get damages when a contract is breached. But what kind of damages? In other words, instead of focusing on when and how a contract is breached, it may be helpful to explore what damages you get when it’s determined that a contract is breached. Expectation Damages This… Read More »
The Basics Of Noncompete Agreements
In the world of construction, you may have many employees that are not only invaluable to you, but which are privy to sensitive secrets of how your construction business operates, and does business. You may want to make sure that the people who work for you don’t take your information—or the training or experience… Read More »
Attorney Brendan A. Sweeney Of Sweeney Law, P.A. Featured In The Feb/March 2022 Edition Of The Broward County Bar Barrister – A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF FLORIDA’S NEW MINI-TCPA
President John F. Kennedy poignantly stated on June 25, 1963 “Change is the law of life. And those who only look to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” The landscape of the laws in Florida concerning consumer protection and telemarketing have experienced significant recent changes and Florida practitioners should be… Read More »
