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Ohio’s New E-Verify Mandate: What Construction Employers Need to Know

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Our Immigration Team analyzes Ohio’s new law requiring nonresidential construction employers to use E-Verify for all new hires and explains what the mandate means for covered employers....more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Performance Guarantees in Israeli NOP 38 Projects: Not Every Bank Guarantee Covers Developer Insolvency

Apartment owners in NOP 38 projects tend to mistakenly believe the guarantees issued to them by developers provide full safety nets, guaranteeing their rights in any case, even if the developer encounters financial...more

Hogan Lovells

Construction and Engineering Global Review 2025

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Welcome to our Construction and Engineering Global Review 2025. We hope that you find time as the new year begins to review 2025's most important construction and engineering legal and industry highlights from key...more

Kaufman & Canoles

N.C. Department of Insurance Conducts Fraud Sting

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The North Carolina Department of Insurance (NCDOI), in partnership with the Farm Bureau’s Special Investigations Unit, recently announced a fraud investigation that led to the arrest of a roofing professional on multiple...more

BCLP

Key Takeaways from the Third Grenfell Progress Report

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On 17 December 2025, the government published the third Grenfell Tower Inquiry Government Progress Report (Progress Report) in addition to the Single Construction Regulator prospectus and consultation, the fire engineering...more

Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP

MHH Condo/Co-op Digest, (January 2026)

This newsletter explores the emerging legal topics and issues affecting the condominium and cooperative services industry. Thought-leading attorneys from Moritt Hock & Hamroff’s Condominium and Cooperative Services Practice...more

White and Williams LLP

AIA Waivers Under Fire: Why Post-Completion Losses May Still Be Actionable

On its face, the power of a waiver of subrogation clause in a construction contract is profound. It bars otherwise actionable – and sometimes egregious – losses resulting from contractor carelessness before they can ever get...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

Top 10 Killer Construction Contract Clauses, Part 3: Are the Indemnification Provisions in Your Construction Contract Enforceable?

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Construction projects involve high risk. Multiple contractors and subcontractors working on a project site—often with heavy equipment and hazardous conditions—creates the potential for significant injuries, property damages,...more

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New York City Comptroller Proposes New Rules for Certain Construction Projects Under the Affordable Neighborhoods for New Yorkers...

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The New York City Comptroller recently proposed new rules regarding wage requirements for construction workers at eligible sites under the Affordable Neighborhoods for New Yorkers (ANNY) tax incentive program. A public...more

Nossaman LLP

Public Agency Cannot Sue for Inverse Condemnation for Its Own Improvements 

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This seems like common sense, but a public agency cannot pursue an inverse condemnation cause of action for damages suffered from its own public improvements. Yet that is exactly what the County of Santa Cruz recently...more

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FIDIC Contracts - Human Behaviours, AI and Carbon Management

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The FIDIC International Contract Users' Conference 2025 that took place in December 2025 in London opened with a humbling discussion for contract drafters and well-intentioned lawyers that centred on a key reality: contracts...more

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Freezing Orders to Enforce Adjudication Decisions

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Insolvency is one of the risks to consider when looking to enforce an adjudicator’s decision, but sometimes there is also a concern that a party might take steps to dissipate its assets to avoid payment. ...more

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Stormwater Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Baldwin County Residential Developer Enter Into Order

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Wilkes Construction Company, Inc. (“WCC”) entered into a November 7th Order addressing alleged violations of a Stormwater Construction Clean Water Act General...more

Gray Reed

Lien and Bond Claims in January 2026: Dates to Remember

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Use this guide as a reference when filing lien and bond claim notices for the month of January....more

JAMS

Mediator-and Arbitrator-Retained Experts in Construction or Business Disputes

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Construction and business disputes often present complex issues that the mediator or arbitrator must understand to help settle the case or reach an informed arbitration decision. In order to help in this process, the neutral...more

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Construction Employers Take Note: New York Expands Paid Family Leave Eligibility Beginning in 2027

New York construction-industry employers should be aware of a significant change to the state’s Paid Family Leave (“PFL”) law.  On December 19, Governor Kathy Hochul signed Assembly Bill 4727 (“A4727”) into law, expanding PFL...more

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New California Construction Laws Taking Effect in 2026

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This article summarizes changes in California construction law taking effect in 2026. AB 130 and SB 131 - Comprehensive Reforms to California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) Effective January 1, 2026, CEQA undergoes...more

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Will New Rules Kill Mid-Level Construction in NYC?

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In politics, in building, in personal goods, and in anything else, for years now I’ve been asking the same question…how is that going to be paid for? New government programs sound great if the funds are available, but if they...more

Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP

Before You Sign Anything: Site Selection, Zoning, and Building Issues for NYC Restaurants

In New York City, picking the wrong space can kill a restaurant before the first plate leaves the pass. The rent might be “fair,” the block might be hot, and the landlord might be charming — but if the zoning, building, or...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

December 2025 New York Insurance Coverage Update

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A Manhattan property owner retained On Star Management LLC to manage a renovation project at its property and On Star, in turn, retained Batco Associates, LLC, to perform work at the project. Batco then retained CMG...more

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Effective January 1, 2026 California SB 61 Caps Retention at 5% on Private Construction Projects

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California passed Senate Bill 61 (SB 61), a new law intended to help ease financial risk for contractors and subcontractors on private construction projects. With the passage of SB 61, signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom...more

Marshall Dennehey

Second District Court of Appeal Reverses Directed Verdicts in Coverage Dispute Over Roof Replacement and Actual Cash Value

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Weston v. Univ. Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co., Fla. 2nd DCA, No. 2D2024-1340, Oct. 24, 2025 - In a decision clarifying the role of the jury in insurance coverage disputes, the Second District Court of Appeal reversed three directed...more

Amundsen Davis LLC

Installation of Solar Panels is NOT Exclusively Electrician Work under the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act – So Capitulates the...

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In the Spring of 2025, the Illinois Department of Labor (“Department”) filed a lawsuit against a union contractor alleging violations of the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act (“IPWA”). The lawsuit stemmed from audits into the...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Georgia Construction Law: 2025 Legislative Year in Review

With 2026 approaching, it is a good time for contractors and construction industry professionals to take stock of recent changes in Georgia law. During the 2025 legislative session, the General Assembly enacted a series of...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

The New RPAPL 881 is Officially Here: NY Governor Signs Amendment with Significant Changes to Adjoining Property Access Framework

On December 5, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law long-anticipated amendments to RPAPL § 881, the statute governing court-ordered access to adjoining property to perform construction work. The amended statute...more

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