Updates

Death Knell for Local Hiring Law?

Last week, Mayor Barry delayed implementation of Nashville new local hiring law citing concerns from labor and industry groups.  Following on the heels of the Mayor’s announcement, Herbert Slatery, Tennessee Attorney…

By Wally Irvin
Lewis Thomason Annual Construction Law Seminar

“Subcontractors: In the Legal Trenches” On Friday, October 16, 2015, the construction attorneys from the Knoxville office of Lewis Thomason will present its annual Construction Law Seminar at Fox Den…

By Paul Whitt
Olivas, Mack and Faughnan Triumph in Court of Appeals

Last year, Daniel Olivas won summary judgment for the defendant, a home inspector, in a personal injury lawsuit, obtaining a ruling that the home inspector owed no duty to a…

Nashville Local Hire Law Delayed

Yesterday, new Nashville mayor Megan Barry delayed the implementation of the new local hire law. The mayor’s decision comes as a bit of a surprise following her public support of the…

By Wally Irvin
Upcoming EMV Liability Shift Date Puts Onus On Businesses

// Justin Joy of Lewis Thomason explains what the Europay, MasterCard and Visa (EMV) card liability shift means for businesses. // Though debit and credit cards with chip technology are slowly…

Blount County Youth Court Kicks Off Year Three

 Lynn Peterson, was instrumental in founding the youth court program in Blount County.// // At Monday’s swearing-in ceremony for the third edition of Blount County Youth Court, local legal authorities…

New OSHA Rule for Confined Spaces in Construction

Earlier this year, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) added a new rule to provide increased protections to construction workers working in confined spaces on construction projects. Confined spaces are…

By Ken Burns
Federal Bill Introduced to Address NLRB’s Recent “Joint Employer” Ruling

On September 9, Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander (R), along with 35 co-sponsors in the Senate and 25 co-sponsors in the House, filed legislation to force the NLRB to return to…

By Wally Irvin
LT Sponsors National Trucking Law Seminar

The Arkansas Trucking Seminar was held last week in Rogers, Arkansas. The seminar is held annually and is one of the largest transportation seminars in the country. LT was one of…

LT Nashville Leads Mentoring Program

The Nashville Bar Foundation Leadership Forum was created last year as the brainchild of John Tarpley. The forum brings together outstanding young Nashville-area lawyers with 3-7 years of experience to…

Additional Rule Changes by the Tennessee Board of Architectural and Engineering Examiners

Recently we posted (here) that the Tennessee Board of Architectural and Engineering Examiners passed rule changes affecting military families.  Additional rule changes have now been announced.  To view the changes, click here. These…

By Tennessee Construction Lawyers
Bill Filed to Invalidate Nashville Charter Amendment

#VoteNoon3.  In July and August, Twitter was abuzz as Nashville’s construction community actively campaigned against Charter Amendment 3.  The proposed amendment sought to require contractors to assign at least 40%…

By Wally Irvin