Vetting commercial general liability protection against construction defect claims There is nothing new about general contractors including terms in their subcontracts that require subcontractors to...

Supreme Court weighs in on payment for putting on protective gear It is rare that safety-related cases make it to the highest court of the...

Public-private partnerships, also referred to as P3s, are an emerging alternative for public entities attempting to finance and execute improvements to public infrastructure in...

On February 10, 2014, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) published a proposed rule aimed at revising one of the more controversial provisions...

It should come as no surprise that the brand of humor enjoyed by workers on many construction sites is not for the faint of...

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

In the past, contractors may not have paid much attention to whether their contracts contained forum selection clauses to govern contractual disputes, but thanks...

A new report issued by the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pension Committee’s (HELP), Acting Responsibly? Federal Contractors Frequently Put Workers’ Lives and Livelihoods...

Since 2010, the current OSHA administration has periodically sought to impose what it calls “enterprise-wide abatement” requirements as a term and condition of settling...

Contractors responding to construction defect claims often face a conundrum: to repair or not to repair. Early claims on projects may give contractors notice...