Delay Claim Preclusion for Failure to Meet Contractual Notice Provisions— An...
When a contractor encounters delays on a project, one of the first prerequisites in response thereto is to determine the notice requirements under the...
New OSHA Injury/Illness Recordkeeping Mandates Are Here!
On May 12, 2016, OSHA published its final rule modernizing injury and illness (I/I) data collection and requiring that most OSHA-regulated employers submit their...
The Art of Mediation
Most modern construction contracts include some kind of dispute resolution provision. Because many in the construction industry favor arbitration in lieu of litigation, arbitration...
Defining Clothes
Supreme Court weighs in on payment for putting on protective gear
It is rare that safety-related cases make it to the highest court of 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...
Managing an OSHA Inspection
Know your rights before, during, and after the visit
By Samantha Catone, Esq.
An unexpected visit from OSHA can be daunting and stressful. While many employers...
OSHA’s Enterprise-Wide Abatement Policy Under Attack
Since 2010, the current OSHA administration has periodically sought to impose what it calls “enterprise-wide abatement” requirements as a term and condition of settling...
What to Do When the Contractor Is Asked to Become the...
On a traditional Design-Bid-Build job, the contractor’s primary role is to implement a design provided to it by the owner, which has typically used...
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...
Resolving Delay Claims In Real Time
Delay damage claims can be difficult, time consuming, complex, and expensive. Some of this is the nature of the claims themselves. But another contributing...









