Avoiding Common Pitfalls in Zoning and Permit Applications

Businesses and developers often apply for zoning permits and building permits from the municipalities in which they operate or wish to establish an operation....
Silica Rule

OSHA’s New Silica Rule Is At Risk … So Are...

On May 3, 2017, a coalition of construction industry associations formally petitioned the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) to commence a limited reopening...
Worker in a trench

Protection Liability

Vetting commercial general liability protection against construction defect claims There is nothing new about general contractors including terms in their subcontracts that require subcontractors to...

FinCEN Efforts

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the U.S. Treasury Department issued a notice to financial institutions on August 15, 2023, calling attention to...

Be Wary of Over-Reliance on AIA Form Contracts

The construction industry is full with complex, multi-faceted, and multi-party transactions that often feature heavily negotiated legal documents. Typically, each party involved, whether the...

Getting to Know Your Contract

Take time to review your contract and become familiar with key requirements and obligations. After a contract is successfully negotiated and signed, it is vitally...

Cost Escalation Clauses

By Luke J. Farley and Dixie T. Wells  The construction industry has been left scrambling due to materials shortages and volatile pricing brought on by...

OSHA’s PSM Standard

By Samantha Catone, Esq. OSHA’s first Process Safety Management Program (PSM) was created in 1992 in response to a series of catastrophic incidents related to...
OSHA Silica Enforcement

OSHA Silica Enforcement Gathers Momentum

The first full year of OSHA’s enforcement of its new crystalline silica standard has been completed for the construction sector, and data is now...
Learning Curves & Lost Productivity Claims

Learning Curves & Lost Productivity Claims

By Christopher S. Drewry In construction, productivity is often viewed as manhours per unit of work—greater productivity means fewer manhours spent per unit of work....