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 planning a construction project, one of the first decisions an owner must make is deciding who should be hired to manage and oversee...

Any new presidential administration is likely to bring a new philosophy, vision, and focus to a variety of issues—including workplace safety and health. More...

Avoiding the High Costs of Delays Schedule delays, and their concomitant costs, are an unfortunate reality for many construction projects. For the project owner or...

While historically the construction industry has generally been slow to adopt new technologies, of late it has shown an increasing—and necessary—acceptance of the use...

When contractors get involved in arbitration or litigation, a question that the contractor and its counsel will often have is whether an expert witness...

As most construction professionals are now certainly aware, on March 8, 2018, President Trump executed two Presidential Proclamations establishing a 25 percent tariff on...

Recent Texas Supreme Court case offers important industry wide lessons in enforceability Liquidated damages are well known within the construction industry. Typically, parties designate damages...

On July 1, 2016, the US Department of Labor (DOL) issued an interim final rule raising civil penalties by nearly 80 percent in some...

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...