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...

In September 2024, the panel investigating the 2017 fire in the Grenfell Tower in London, England, which killed 72, issued its final report, placing...

Determining Liability and the Responsible Party By Thomas M. Buckley In today’s legal landscape, contractors need to be on guard against claims for an injury to...

Most construction professionals probably would not enter a contract if they were not absolutely certain what the work was, when it needed to be...

Choice-of-forum clauses (i.e., choice of law, venue, and forum-selection) are common examples of preemptive problem-solving. Though parties to construction contracts do not generally expect...

It should come as no surprise that the brand of humor enjoyed by workers on many construction sites is not for the faint of...

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

Employee Verification and the Newly Released I-9 Form Labor and employment laws regularly intersect with the construction industry—whether you are dealing with employment issues such...

By Kristine A. Kubes, J.D.  Success in business is often commensurate with growth. But growth in construction and design is loaded up with risk, due...

OSHA will be the first to admit that its safety standards set forth “minimum” safety standards. In the most basic of terms, this means...