Have our Contracts Become too One-Sided?
Times have changed. We all recognize it. They have changed in the way we interact with people, in the way we do business, engage...
Unpreventable Employee Misconduct: Series on the Affirmative Defense – Part 1
Part 1 of 4: Contractor Work Rules
By Anthony M. Kroese, Esq. and Samantha V. Catone, Esq.
What is a contractor to do when, despite its...
OSHA Releases Fall Protection Revisions for General Industry
On November 18, 2016, OSHA published a final rule on Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Fall Protection Systems (29 CFR 1910 Subpart D&I) that takes...
Formal Mediation
By Christopher S. Drewry
Mediation can be a successful tool in resolving many different types of cases, but in the context of construction disputes utilizing...
Labor and Employment Update
Employee Verification and the Newly Released I-9 Form
Labor and employment laws regularly intersect with the construction industry—whether you are dealing with employment issues such...
Establish a Strong OSHA Defense Before an Inspector Shows Up
In most instances, an OSHA inspector will arrive at your door unannounced. Among other things, the inspector will present his or her credentials, say...
OSHA in 2016: Not Exactly a Lame Duck!
As we roll into the final year of the Obama Administration, one might think that regulatory and other enforcement initiatives would slow down at...
Let’s Be Clear
The goal of contract drafting is to create a written instrument that leaves no doubts regarding the parties’ obligations; however, construction contracts often contain...
Delay Issues
Since March, the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the United States and the rest of the world. Beyond the obvious health consequences and...
Worker Shortage
Since the emergence of COVID-19 two-and-a-half years ago, the unpredicted consequences of the pandemic continue to affect nearly every industry in the United States,...