In the modern construction industry, finding and retaining a sufficient number of reliable, skilled workers proves to be an ongoing challenge faced by many...

By Christopher S. Drewry In construction, productivity is often viewed as manhours per unit of work—greater productivity means fewer manhours spent per unit of work....

On September 18, 2014, OSHA published in the Federal Register a 60-page Final Rule changing requirements for Injury and Illness Recordkeeping and Reporting under...

Delays in the completion of a construction project result in added expense and potential delay damages for both the owner and contractor. There also...

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 federal government is taking aim at occupational safety and health violations from a different perspective: criminal prosecution. On December 17, 2015, a joint...

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...

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...

Often we hear about an architect providing a copyright to its drawings. From a contractor’s perspective, what does this mean? Why does an architect...

By Christopher S. Drewry and Jeffrey M. Kraft Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)—more commonly referred to as drones—have seen rapid growth in use across a variety...