Worksite Safety

Creating a company culture with management leading the way By Anthony M. Kroese, Esq. One of the most difficult decisions any company leader can make is...

OSHA Emphasizing Corporate-Wide Settlement Agreements

It is no secret that the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) is making it tougher to settle cases, at least on terms that...

Supervisor’s Misconduct Not Sufficient to Impute Liability

In construction cases, often a question of vicarious liability arises when a supervisor, whose conduct and knowledge may generally be imputed to the employer...

OSHA’s Confined Space Rule Puts Pressure on Contractors

On May 4, 2015, OSHA released its long-pending 162-page final rule establishing a confined space standard for the construction industry. The rule, which takes...

Droning On

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...

Arbitration Expectations

By Aman Kahlon Arbitration is one of the preferred mechanisms of dispute resolution in the construction industry. Understanding how an arbitration will unfold is useful...

Worker Shortage

Since the emergence of COVID-19 two-and-a-half years ago, the unpredicted consequences of the pandemic continue to affect nearly every industry in the United States,...

Know Your Contracts

By Danielle Waltz and Alexis Hailpern “Except in the middle of a battlefield, nowhere must men coordinate the movement of other men and all materials...

Evaluation Disputes

By Nicholas T. Solosky The Contract Disputes Act (CDA) creates the framework for handling “claims” against the government on Federal contracts. Contract claims most commonly...

The Right Routine for Subcontractors

It is late afternoon when a directive comes down from the superintendent: Handle this now. Your foreman has a crew standing by, the material...