Getting to Know Your Contract
Take time to review your contract and become familiar with key requirements and obligations.
After a contract is successfully negotiated and signed, it is vitally...
Becoming Ethical: A Contractor’s Dilemma
In a recent article, I raised the issue of construction ethics. Specifically, how does the construction contractor act when faced with ethical dilemmas? Do...
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...
When to Stop Digging
In its recent “DIRT Report,” the Common Ground Alliance featured an interactive tool that showed sobering year-to-year statistics on the frequency of underground utility...
Unpreventable Employee Misconduct: Series on the Affirmative Defense
Part 3 of 4: Self-Inspection
By Anthony M. Kroese, Esq. and Samantha V. Catone, Esq.
In parts one and two of this four-part series addressing the...
Construction Claims
By Aman Kahlon
When negotiating a complex change order or preparing to litigate a claim, calculating actual recoverable costs incurred can be a difficult exercise....
The Cost of Going Paperless
Tips for Managing Electronic Document Costs in Litigation
When project claims are pursued in litigation, contractors are often blindsided by the costs associated with the...
OSHA Puts Construction Company Out of Business … Permanently!
You think you’re having a bad day when OSHA knocks on your door or shows up at your worksite, right? What about when OSHA...
Contesting an OSHA Citation
If you receive an OSHA citation, you need to make a decision relatively quickly on how to respond. One option is to immediately request...
Recovering Delay Damages Despite Timely Completion
Construction projects frequently encounter delays to the work. A delay which is compensable to a contractor is one that was not anticipated when the...