Do You Have a Backup? Building Redundancies Into Your Written Certification Process
Top Employment Law Considerations for Startups, with Ashley K Pittman
Prompt Payments: How CASPA and Other State Laws Afford Contractors Protections
Coronavirus, An Unforeseeable Circumstance: Does Your Contract Protect You Under Force Majeure Clauses?
Coronavirus Employment Law Update for Contractors (New Jersey)
Coronavirus Employment Law Update for Contractors (Pennsylvania)
Employment Law This Week®: FAA Arguably Preempts California Law, New CA Employment Laws for 2020, CA Consumer Privacy Act Amended
Is My New Hire an Employee or a Contractor? Key Factors for Startups to Consider
Episode 25: 10 Factors That May Hinder a Contractor’s Ability to Repay Its Bank Loans and Threaten Its Existence
Common Missteps When Suing the State of New Jersey and How to Prevent Them
[WEBINAR] Labor & Employment Law: What Changed in 2017
Teaming Arrangements: Pros and Cons of Teaming Agreements vs. Joint Ventures
Suspension and Debarment
Employment Law This Week®: EEOC Online Public Portal, Paid Sick Leave Preemption Law, DOL to Appeal Texas Ruling, California Law Makes Contractors Jointly Liable for Their Subs’ Unpaid Wages
Award Protests: Choosing the Forum
Federal Cybersecurity Requirements
How to Assess the Likelihood of Success in Deciding Whether to Bring a Bid Protest
Construction Lien Law: What You Need to Know to Protect Your Company
Homebuilder Series Webinar: Protecting Your Company From Misrepresentation Claims Through Contractual Exculpatory Clauses
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Contractors learned many lessons from 2020-2022 on material/labor availability, price escalation, and contractual allocations of risk. Prudent contractors will consider this in contracts moving forward....more
Looming large on the 2022 construction landscape horizon is the specter of cost escalation claims. Over the past year, rising prices have become extreme, and the clauses governing cost escalation have come under greater...more
The current state of the construction industry as it concerns cost escalation and supply issues is one of uncertainty and time of performance problems resulting in increasing costs. There are major disruptions and delays in...more
Earlier this year, the soaring cost of lumber and other construction materials made headlines throughout mainstream media as contractors and owners grappled with the consequences of market volatility. While the construction...more
Material price escalations and supply chain disruptions are hot topics in the industry, with many clients inquiring about their rights and how these risks should be shared. Some have even questioned whether their projects...more
Spikes in building material costs and unforeseen delays in delivery are some of the unexpected consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. The true impact of these consequences in the construction industry are just beginning to be...more
Over the course of the pandemic, contractors and material suppliers have been forced to find creative ways to maintain a competitive business model while accounting for the meteoric rise of building material costs. When...more
For contractors and subcontractors, late payments can be an all-too-familiar part of the construction industry. Many assume the best of intentions—maybe the check is still in the mail? Maybe there was an emergency...more
Earlier this week, we discussed current trends and future implications of COVID-19 on businesses operating in the products arena, noting the most direct impact so far on the pharmaceutical and medical device spaces....more
The Minnesota legislature recently passed a bill amending Minnesota’s Responsible Contractor Act. Going into the session, contractor lobbyists knew they could not expect of the law to be repealed. Their goal was to reduce...more
Mechanics’ Lien - • An In Rem lien (against real property). • For the payment of all debts due by an owner to a contractor (or by a contractor to his subcontractors) for Labor or Materials furnished....more
Wyman v. Ayer Properties, LLC, 469 Mass. 64, 2014 Mass. LEXIS 524 (July 10, 2014) - The Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled that the economic loss rule, which bars recovery of tort damages from the negligent supplier of...more