Contract Payment Provisions: A Primer for Prompt Payment
By Anthony M. Kroese, Esq.
Despite best-laid plans, a construction project can stall to a halt without a smooth payment process. Often construction contracts include...
Employer Prevails in General Duty Clause Case
The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) has a multitude of regulations to which concrete and construction contractors must adhere. Most of the construction...
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...
Business Retooling
By Danielle Waltz and Alexis Hailpern
Although deemed an “essential business” by many states, the construction industry is evolving in conjunction with a pandemic and...
Tricks and Traps to Avoid With Factoring Companies
Factoring, as a form of commercial finance, has a long established history. It is, essentially, the business of buying accounts receivable at a discount—a...
A New Reality
In the past few years, the proliferation of drones has expanded exponentially. Once limited to a casual, amateur pastime activity, the use of drones...
Planning for Weather Delays
As hurricane season is fast approaching for many states along the United States eastern seaboard and in the south, inclement weather will soon be...
Get To The Point: Tips for Writing Cure and Termination Letters
All contractors are likely to have to write a cure or termination letter at some point. Unfortunately for the contractor, this need usually arises...
Nailing AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming part of our daily lives, at work and at home. As the use of AI increases, so will various...
OSHA Tightens VPP Eligibility
OSHA’s longstanding, often-praised “Voluntary Protection Program” (VPP) recognizes employers and workers in both the private and federal sectors who implement effective safety and health...









