Concurrent Delays
By Aman Kahlon
A delay is “concurrent” is a delay to the critical path of the project caused by multiple events not exclusively controlled by one...
Unifying the Field
By William S. Thomas
Over 100 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court decided the landmark Spearin case (248 U.S. 132 (U.S. 1918)), affirming a contractors’...
Contractor Labor Law Compliance Under Congressional Scrutiny
A new report issued by the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pension Committee’s (HELP), Acting Responsibly? Federal Contractors Frequently Put Workers’ Lives and Livelihoods...
ASME B30 – Hoisting Your Crane Safety and Compliance Higher
OSHA will be the first to admit that its safety standards set forth “minimum” safety standards. In the most basic of terms, this means...
OSHA’s “Nudge” on Workplace Safety
In May 2016, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) published its Final Rule to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses. This rule...
Who’s In Charge?
In planning a construction project, one of the first decisions an owner must make is deciding who should be hired to manage and oversee...
Liquidated Damages Clauses
Where a contractor has been delayed by an owner (or by a third party for whom the owner is responsible), that contractor may be...
Critical Provisions
Pay-if-paid and pay-when-paid provisions and their legal effect can have critical consequences for contractors on construction projects when an owner becomes insolvent or fails...
Scope of Work
Few items in a construction contract are more important than a clear, well-defined scope of work that, in detail, outlines the work a contractor...
Zika is Now an OSHA Issue
In August 2016, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) confirmed that there are now cases of the Zika virus, which were locally acquired from...