Claims and Defenses to the Owner’s Actions

Claims and Defenses to the Owner’s Actions

With many construction projects, it is an all too familiar scenario where the project is being delayed or impacted through the actions of the...

OSHA Tightens VPP Eligibility

OSHA’s longstanding, often-praised “Voluntary Protection Program” (VPP) recognizes employers and workers in both the private and federal sectors who implement effective safety and health...

Insurance Contract Terms

By Luke J. Farley and Dixie T. Wells One of the most important functions of a construction contract is to allocate risk between the parties....

Avoiding Common Pitfalls in Zoning and Permit Applications

Businesses and developers often apply for zoning permits and building permits from the municipalities in which they operate or wish to establish an operation....

Tools of the Trade: Part 2 of 2

Read Part 1 Here Arbitrations almost always arise out of contracts, further empowered through laws like the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) or similar state statutory...

OSHA Not Entitled To Review All Safety Audits

A federal district court has held that the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) does not have authority to review an employer’s internal safety...

OSHA Policy Gives Teeth to Temporary Worker Enforcement

On July 15, 2014, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration issued a policy document on its temporary worker initiative (TWI), which has now been...

You Gotta Fight… for Your Right… to Early Completion

In Gilchrist Constr. Co., LLC v. Louisiana Dep’t of Trans. and Dev., a Louisiana appellate court recently confirmed that a contractor was able to...

Where-Oh-Where?

Validity of Forum Selection Clause in Construction Contract Goes to Supreme Court. Sophisticated parties to a construction contract will often negotiate the manner, location, forum,...
Change Orders

Change Orders Are Inevitable; Managing Them Effectively Is Not

For contractors, the normal instrument of change on a construction project is the “change order.” When entering into a contract to build or design/build...