Welcome to our third issue of The Site Report for 2025! In this edition, we address new case law impacting contract provisions in South Carolina, construction-related pricing and tariffs, the new administration's effect on...more
4/2/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Construction Contracts ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Litigation ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Data Centers ,
Employee Mobility ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Machine Learning ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
OSHA ,
Pay Transparency ,
Subcontractors ,
Tariffs ,
Technology Sector ,
Trump Administration ,
Wage and Hour
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
On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) published a notice of a proposed rulemaking that would prohibit employers from enforcing non-compete agreements against all employees and would preempt state laws that...more
1/9/2023
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Biden Administration ,
Competition ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Comment ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Restrictive Covenants
Recently, leading officials in the Biden administration have taken steps to prevent employers from sharing their lawful views on collective bargaining in order to aid union efforts to organize more employees. These actions...more
Where Does Employer Liability for Workplace Injuries in a Post-COVID Work End? Liable at Work, but Not Off-Site?
The COVID-19 pandemic and post-pandemic era saw an increase in the number of employees working from home. For...more
Vaccine mandates and return-to-work scenarios seem to be the hot topics of the day, and with all hot topics, along comes litigation. Along with litigation, comes serious discussions by employers and organizations about how...more
9/20/2021
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Biden Administration ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Remote Working ,
StubHub ,
Telecommuting ,
Unions ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
[co-author: Kelsie Wiltse]
Welcome to our third issue of the 2021 edition of SuperVision. It is no surprise that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is still causing issues -- and that certainly includes issues for employers....more
8/6/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Infectious Diseases ,
NLRB ,
Unions ,
Vaccinations ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workers' Compensation Claim ,
Workplace Safety
Welcome
With the second issue of the 2021 edition of SuperVision, we are focusing on "what's next." More than 100 days into Biden's Presidency and with more than 100 million Americans fully vaccinated from COVID-19, we...more
5/6/2021
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Biden Administration ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Policies ,
Infectious Diseases ,
NLRB ,
OSHA ,
Section 7 ,
Vaccinations ,
Website Accessibility ,
Workplace Safety
In February 2020, the House of Representatives passed the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (the "PRO Act"), codifying several Obama-era decisions and rulemakings that facilitate union organizing and make it easier for...more
We are pleased to bring you our first SuperVision issue of the year. 2021 is anticipated to be a year of changes -- from a new presidential administration to a new phase of COVID-19 and vaccines -- and we are embracing that...more