Minimizing OSHA Liability

Minimizing OSHA Liability : More Than an Ounce of Prevention

OSHA penalties can be costly. In fact, a single “repeat” or “willful” violation can result in a penalty of $126,749. And, if you have...
Spearin Doctrine

The Spearin Doctrine Is 100 Years Old

Contractors are governed by the terms of their contracts, statutes, regulations, and case law. The contract can consist of the terms and conditions of the...
self-audits

How Your Voluntary Safety Audits Can Help (or Hurt) When OSHA...

Voluntary safety and health self-audits can be a critical part of any company’s regulatory compliance efforts—as well as further the overall goal of creating...

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...
America looking out for its workers with OSHA.

Uncle Sam Wants YOU

The federal government is taking aim at occupational safety and health violations from a different perspective: criminal prosecution. On December 17, 2015, a joint...
Intentional Breach

Avoiding “Intentional Breach” of Construction Contracts

Most contractors are aware of the importance of avoiding so-called “material” breaches of their contracts—i.e., breaches that are significant enough to give the other...
construction contract

Key Considerations in a Fixed-Price Construction Contract

Of the many concerns an owner must navigate during the pre-construction process, one of the most critical issues to be resolved is how the...

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...

Know Your Contracts

By Danielle Waltz and Alexis Hailpern “Except in the middle of a battlefield, nowhere must men coordinate the movement of other men and all materials...
Drone Usage Legality

Drone Usage

Beneficial on projects—but they’re not toys By Christopher Scott D’Angelo Drones are used more and more in construction projects—whether for inspections, surveys, designs, monitoring, progress reports,...