As we roll into the final year of the Obama Administration, one might think that regulatory and other enforcement initiatives would slow down at...

When contractors get involved in arbitration or litigation, a question that the contractor and its counsel will often have is whether an expert witness...

Whistleblower prosecutions by OSHA have been rising steadily during the current administration. During FY 2014, OSHA made nearly 3,300 whistleblower determinations. While a majority...

Since OSHA’s mission statement is “to assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women,” it’s no surprise that its enforcement authority...

Contractors typically have a number of powerful remedies to obtain payment for contracted construction services, either by forcing compliance with payment requests or elevating...

Generally speaking, every construction contract has an implied obligation that the parties won’t interfere with the work of others on a project. Sometimes, though,...

Delay claims come in all different shapes and sizes. But, where a delay is compensable, one critical aspect of the ensuing claim is determining...

By Christopher Scott D'Angelo Challenging times can also be opportunities, but only if one knows where to look and has the drive—and capital—for it. Challenging...

In the late 1980s, early 1990s, alternative dispute resolution came on the scene and was all the rage as a means to effectively and...

A Georgia stucco contractor learned the hard way that borrowing another subcontractor’s defective scaffolds can result in some heavy OSHA penalties. In the July...