Building Costs and Legal Battles

Litigation surrounding the Trump administration’s tariff policies continues to dominate news cycles. Just recently, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit heard...
costs

Costs for the Contractor’s Acceleration of Work

Contractor delays may occur in maintaining the construction schedule milestones or in achieving the overall completion date, or more accurately, the date of substantial...

Sharing the Blame

One theory of construction contract law is that a construction contract is less about spelling out in detail each party’s specific rights and obligations...

Ransomware Alert

By Christopher Scott D’Angelo Many contractors and other businesses do not even think about it and if they do, they think it is something only...

Escalation Clauses a Continued Necessity

As we embark on another year, we are buffeted by industry analysts’ trend reports assessing years past and providing forward-looking advice. Universally, these experts...

Payment Remedies in Construction Contracts

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

Jobsite Harassment

By Anthony M. Kroese, Esq. and Christopher Maugans, Esq. The #MeToo movement and its widespread publicity of issues involving sexual harassment is transforming the way employers...

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...

OSHA’s New Regulatory Agenda Revealed

On July 3, 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor released the regulatory agenda for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). While much of...
Safety clothes

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...