Effective January 4, 2022, New York’s amended wage theft laws enable a subcontractor’s employees to obtain judgments for unpaid wages directly against a contractor that hired their employer. The New York laws aim to provide...more
In construction litigation, home-field advantage is a concept that arises quite frequently. Certainly, in the sports world where we are used to hearing this term, home-field advantage is a controversial phenomenon. But, in...more
As everyone in the construction industry knows, timely payment is essential. However, the payment process can be complicated, with unexpected issues throwing plans off course.
In their second webinar of 2021, Cohen...more
7/6/2021
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Presented by Cohen Seglias attorneys Matthew Gioffre, Lisa Wampler, and Daniel E. Fierstein on November 17, 2020 for the Western Pennsylvania Chapter of NECA.
2018 saw the enactment of important changes to CASPA, a...more
2018 saw the enactment of important changes to CASPA, a Pennsylvania law that helps contractors and subcontractors enforce their contractual payment terms. In this Western Pennsylvania Chapter of NECA webinar, Matt Gioffre,...more
11/3/2020
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Last summer, we advised that the Pennsylvania legislature was considering a bill that would require all construction industry employers, on both public and private projects, to use the E-Verify program operated by the...more
Presented by Cohen Seglias Partners John A. Greenhall and Lisa M. Wampler on February 12, 2019.
A critical element of protecting the assets of your company is learning how to lessen or eliminate commercial risk through the...more
It is no secret within the construction industry that public-private partnership (P3) project delivery has recently become all the rage. The demand for infrastructure repairs and improvements is high, and the public dollars...more