Welcome to our year-end issue of The Site Report! As always, the construction industry is ever-changing and is impacted by extreme weather, new technology, labor issues, material and supply chain restraints, and code changes....more
12/20/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Chevron Deference ,
Construction Contracts ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Project ,
Contractors ,
Data Centers ,
DBE Program ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Machine Learning ,
Mechanics Lien ,
Minority-Owned Businesses ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
OSHA ,
Project Labor Agreements ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Mandates ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
Statute of Repose ,
Subcontractors ,
Supply Chain ,
Wage and Hour ,
Women-Owned Businesses ,
Workplace Safety
Welcome to our 11th issue of 2024 for our construction industry insights e-newsletter - The Site Report. In this edition, we cover a wide variety of topics of interest for those in the construction industry—from a deep dive...more
11/26/2024
/ 3D Printing ,
Bureau of Labor Statistics ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Climate Change ,
Construction Disputes ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Litigation ,
Construction Project ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Deadlines ,
Federal Funding ,
General Contractors ,
Licensing Rules ,
Minority-Owned Businesses ,
OSHA ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
Unlicensed Contractors ,
Women-Owned Businesses ,
Workplace Safety
Welcome to our ninth issue of 2024 for our construction industry insights e-newsletter - The Site Report.
Building Code Legislation Becomes Law -
Why this is important: Senate Bill 166, 2024 Building Code Regulatory...more
10/1/2024
/ 8(a) Program ,
Building Codes ,
Building Standards ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Project ,
Contractors ,
DBE Program ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Governor Cooper ,
Green Initiatives ,
Heat Exposure ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Legislation ,
OSHA ,
Safety Standards ,
State and Local Government ,
State Legislatures ,
Subcontractors ,
Transportation Industry ,
Workplace Safety
Lien on Me – Florida Edition 2023 -
Florida’s Construction Lien Law, F.S. 713.001 et seq., was recently amended and includes important changes effective October 1, 2023, about which contractors should know. The following is...more
10/27/2023
/ Beneficial Owner ,
Building Standards ,
Climate Change ,
Construction Contracts ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Liens ,
Construction Project ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
General Contractors ,
Inspections ,
Liens ,
OSHA ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Rural Areas ,
Subcontractors ,
Workplace Safety
In this edition, our team weighs in on a wide variety of issues relevant to the construction industry, ranging from OSHA’s increased focus on elevated work safety and anti-bias clauses in construction contracts to protecting...more
New and Revised AAA Rules that May Affect Your Construction Contracts -
Does your contract contain a dispute resolution section that refers to the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) rules, mediation and/or...more
5 Ways to Protect Yourself When Taking Over Someone Else's Project -
"Many of the risks center around one thing: fixing the previous contractor's mistakes."
Why this is important: Stepping into an existing project is a...more
This 24th edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, sees a flurry of activity around government restrictions on mass gatherings and business operations -- including a significant ruling from...more
9/23/2020
/ Agricultural Workers ,
Bars ,
Business Closures ,
Citations ,
Class Action ,
Colleges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Due Process ,
Executive Orders ,
Farmers ,
First Amendment ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Government Shutdown ,
Governor DeWine ,
Governor Wolf ,
Immigrants ,
Immunity ,
Masks ,
Meat Processing Plants ,
Nursing Homes ,
OSHA ,
Political Speech ,
Public Gatherings ,
Reimbursements ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Right to Peaceful Assembly ,
Shelter-In-Place ,
Students ,
Tuition ,
Universities ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety