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Preliminary Injunction of Recent DoD + GSA Memo Means Federal Contractors Must Continue to Comply with Biden-Era Project Labor...

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A D.C. federal judge granted the North America’s Building Trades Union and Construction Trades Council’s request to enjoin the recent memoranda exempting certain construction projects from Executive Order (EO) 14063. North...more

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404/Clean Water Act Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Utah County, Utah Enter into Consent Agreement

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Utah County, Utah entered into an April 23rd Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act. See Docket No. CWA-08-2025-0008....more

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Stormwater Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Tupelo Construction Project Owner Enter into Agreed...

The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and JS, LLC (“JS”) entered into a February 19th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of a Construction Stormwater General Permit. See Order No. 7459...more

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Stormwater Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Ridgeland Property Owner Enter into Agreed Order

The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and CPJ, LLC (“CPJ”) entered into a March 24th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of a stormwater permit. See Order No. 7468 25....more

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Key OSHRC Rulings Explained: Secretary of Labor v. Trinity Solar LLC

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Welcome to “Key OSHRC Rulings Explained,” a new series in Conn Maciel Carey LLP’s OSHA Defense Report blog, designed to explore significant case summaries of Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) decisions....more

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Ensuring Integrity In Disaster Recovery: Lessons From NYC Rapid Repairs

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In the wake of the devastating LA wildfires, the importance of stringent controls and oversight in disaster recovery efforts cannot be overstated. As we mobilize to rebuild and restore, it is crucial to learn from past...more

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Stormwater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Saline County...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Oltmans Development, Inc. (“ODI”) entered into a December 10th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more

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What’s In Your Best Interest? Summary of a Recent Utah Supreme Court Case on Post-Judgment Interest in a Construction Case

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On March 7, 2024, the Utah Supreme Court issued its decision in Sunstone Realty Partners X LLC v. Bodell Construction Company (2024 UT 9). The decision provides a cautionary tale for parties to a construction contract who may...more

The Volkov Law Group

Antitrust Division Indicts Company, Executive and Employee for $100 Million Price-Fixing Conspiracy

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DOJ’s Antitrust Division has been relatively quiet in prosecuting criminal cartel or bid-rigging cases.  Since 2015, the Antitrust Division’s criminal enforcement has fallen from the billions in penalties each year to the...more

Saiber LLC

The Saiber Construction Law Column: April 2024

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As set forth on its website, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) was created in 1970 “to ensure safe and healthful working conditions for workers by setting and enforcing standards and by providing...more

K&L Gates LLP

Antitrust Investigations Into Supply of Construction Chemicals

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The construction industry has been under the watchful eye of the United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in recent times and there have been a number of high profile fines and director disqualifications. For...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Site Report - Construction Law Insights, Issue 3, April 2023

What Employers Can Do When a Union Knocks on Their Door - When a union knocks on an employer's door, it can be a shock and awe experience for the unprepared employer. It is important for employers to understand their...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Can a Lien Enforcement Action Be Properly Removed to Federal Court in Alabama?

In Alabama, a lien claimant must file a lawsuit to enforce its mechanic’s lien within six months of the maturation of the entire indebtedness in the Alabama state circuit court in the county where the subject property is...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 5.4.2021 | Top Story: Buffett Reveals Greg Abel as Successor to Helm Berkshire Hathaway Empire

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It didn’t come as a feature of the big Berkshire Hathaway shareholder extravaganza over the weekend, but Mr. Buffett made news nonetheless by revealing in an interview with CNBC that Gregory Abel ...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

“Operation Pay Dirt” – Suffolk County Goes After Illegal Dumping

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“Operation Pay Dirt” was a joint investigation by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), and the Suffolk County Police Department. It investigated...more

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration Releases FY 2019 “Top 10” List

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its top 10 most frequently cited violations for Fiscal Year 2019. The list remains largely unchanged from last year’s....more

The Volkov Law Group

DOJ Indicts Former Braskem CEO on FCPA Criminal Charges

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Recently, the Justice Department unsealed an indictment charging Jose Carlos Grubisich, the former CEO of Braskem S.A. with participating in an FCPA conspiracy with Odebrecht S.A.  Grubisisch was arrested last Wednesday. ...more

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Stormwater Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Harvest, Alabama Residential Subdivision Contractor...

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Campbell & Mance Resources, LLC (“CMR”) entered into a Consent Order addressing alleged violations of a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”)...more

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Air Enforcement: Tennessee Secretary's Proposed Order/Assessment of Civil Penalty to Sherwood, Tennessee Facility

The Tennessee Secretary of the Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued an October 24th proposed Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Lhoist North America of Tennessee, Inc. (“LNATI”) for alleged violations...more

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Two Tickets to Paradise and the Thiruvengadam FCPA Settlement

We got a fair bit more clarity on the Cognizant Technologies Solutions Corporation (“Cognizant”) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) last week, when Sridhar Thiruvengadam, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) agreed to settle...more

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Building Compliance: Construction Industry Concerns Under FCA

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) has settled and obtained judgments in excess of $2.8 billion for false claims against the government last year. Over $2.1 billion of these cases arose from lawsuits filed under the qui...more

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Lead/OSHA Enforcement: Frenchtown, New Jersey Painting/Wall Covering Contractor Proposed to be Assessed Penalty for Alleged...

The United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a July 24th news release stating that it had cited Scots Christopher Rule, LLC (“SCR”) for alleged violations involving the renovation and...more

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Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Order/Assessment of Civil Penalty Addressing Elizabethton, Tennessee...

The Technical Secretary of the Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a June 25th Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to AYM Inc. (“AYM”). See Case No. APC19-0060. The...more

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Asbestos/OSHA Enforcement: Missouri Contractors Cited for Alleged Violations Related to Restoration of Kansas State University...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a May 15th news release stating that it cited two Missouri contractors for allegedly failing to comply with asbestos removal standards while performing...more

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Asbestos Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Saline County, Arkansas, Structure Owner Enter into Consent...

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Team Dynamo, LLC d/b/a Domino’s Pizza Little Rock (“Domino’s”) entered into a March 7th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”). See LIS No. 19-018. The CAO...more

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