On February 10, 2014, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) published a proposed rule aimed at revising one of the more controversial provisions...

By William S. Thomas In May 2021, the Biden Administration unveiled an aggressive agenda to curb carbon emissions created by the construction sector. The plan...

Can Digital Signatures or Emails Be Used to Create a Valid Contract? Last month, we addressed the question of whether there are limits to what...

The Greek philosopher Heraclitus once wrote that nothing endures but change. That adage certainly holds true in the construction industry. Nearly every construction project...

An owner’s belief that there is a defect in the contractor’s work is a common source of construction disputes throughout the country. When such...

I think the reason “deflate-gate” got so much press is that we, as Americans, believe in fairness in our sporting events. But there are...

Most modern construction contracts include some kind of dispute resolution provision. Because many in the construction industry favor arbitration in lieu of litigation, arbitration...

For a contractor, knowing how to record a mechanic’s lien to secure its own payment upstream is one thing. However, knowing what to do...

The dust has barely settled from the most contentious presidential election in history, and it is clear that big changes are in store for...

By Aman Kahlon It is the rare construction project that is completed without any change in the work. In most sophisticated construction projects, the contractual...