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OSHA Announces Requirement That Protective Equipment for Construction Employees Be Well-Fitting

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On December 12, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a final rule updating its personal protective equipment (PPE) standard for construction workers. The new rule explicitly requires that...more

Robinson+Cole Construction Law Zone

EEOC Builds on Best Practice Guidance Regarding Harassment Within the Construction Industry

In June 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued guidance tailored to the construction industry concerning harassment in the workplace or at the jobsite. The guidance is important for construction...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

EEOC Releases Recommended Practices for Preventing Workplace Harassment in Construction Industry

The construction industry has long been the subject of scrutiny by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission with regard to sexual and other harassment issues. Several unique features of constructions sites make prevention...more

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Project Labor Agreements Required on Federal Construction Projects

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On December 18, 2023, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council announced its final rule requiring Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) on all federal construction projects valued at $35 million or more...more

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As Snow Season Approaches, OSHA Focuses On Rollover Protection For Tractor Operators

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Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA has recently highlighted tractor operator safety by increasing use of rollbars or cage frames....more

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[Webinar] 2023 Federal Infrastructure Series - The Latest on “Build America, Buy America” and Other Domestic Preference...

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Please join us for the latest installment in Wiley’s Federal Infrastructure Webinar Series, a series of webinars that brings together attorneys from across the firm to discuss current developments relating to the federal...more

Nossaman LLP

OMB Issues Final BABA Guidance and USDOT Issues Final Public Interest Waiver

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The federal government recently released long-awaited guidance regarding the Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act requirements included in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58; IIJA).  On August 14, 2023,...more

Robinson+Cole Construction Law Zone

OSHA Moves to Clarify Construction PPE Standard

On July 20, 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking to clarify the personal protective equipment (PPE) standard for the construction industry....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Contextual “Construction” of Force Majeure Clauses

The Texas Supreme Court recently provided new guidance in interpreting force majeure language in an oil and gas drilling dispute. In Point Energy Partners Permian, LLC v. MRC Permian Company, the court held that the oil and...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Inflation Reduction Act: Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship Requirement FAQs and Key Takeaways from the Initial Guidance from the...

As previously discussed in our blog Inflation Reduction Act: Wage and Apprenticeship Requirements, the Inflation Reduction Act (the “IRA”) restructured the tax credit system associated with qualified clean energy projects...more

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IRS Publishes Guidance on the Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship Requirements Under the IRA

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Projects that start construction within 60 days from the publication of the Notice are exempt from the requirements. Key Points: ..Taxpayers now have until January 29, 2023, to start construction on a project to avoid...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

IRA Update: What to Know About the New Guidance on Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship Requirements

On November 30, 2022, the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) published initial guidance clarifying certain questions surrounding the new prevailing wage and apprenticeship...more

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Treasury Department Issues Guidance on the Inflation Reduction Act’s Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship Requirements

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On November 30, 2022, the U.S. Treasury Department published in the Federal Register its guidance on the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) new prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements. Taxpayers seeking to qualify for...more

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IRS Issues Critical Wage and Apprenticeship Guidance under Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

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The US Department of the Treasury just released its guidance on the labor requirements that must be fulfilled in order to maintain the credit for the full amount for clean energy and infrastructure projects under the...more

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New “Buy America” Guidance for Infrastructure Projects: Key Takeaways for Manufacturers

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On April 18, 2022, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued preliminary guidance to federal agencies on how to implement the new “Buy America” requirements applicable to federally funded infrastructure projects. ...more

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Judicial Guidance on the Impact of COVID-19 on KSA Construction Projects

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The COVID-19 pandemic has had, and continues to have, an obvious impact on construction and other projects throughout the Middle East. As far back as March 2020, those involved with managing construction projects would have...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

New Guidance from IRS Extends Safe Harbor for Offshore Wind and Federal Land Projects

The IRS issues anticipated continuity guidance providing relief to offshore wind developers and federal land projects. Offshore and federal land projects now have 10 years to be completed after the year in which...more

Greenberg Glusker LLP

More Los Angeles County Cities Issue Guidance for Construction Sites to Reduce Spread of COVID-19

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After the City of Los Angeles issued a requirement that contractors develop COVID-19 plans, many cities have followed suit. Below is a non-exhaustive list of cities in Los Angeles County that have instituted requirements or...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Ready, set, sequester? - A guide to the recently released section 45Q guidance

On February 19, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued two highly anticipated items of guidance under section 45Q, which provides a tax credit for carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) projects. IRS Notice 2020-12...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Guidelines for Standardization of Contracts and Tenders of Infrastructure Companies in the Area of Transportation

In light of the rise of investments in transportation projects, the Accountant General of the Ministry of Finance, the Director General of the Ministry of Transport, and the Manager of the Government Companies Authority...more

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P3 Industry Gets An Early Holiday Present In IRS Guidance On Interest Deduction

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Contractors and investors in P3s can continue taking a full tax deduction for interest on debt under recent IRS guidance (Revenue Procedure 2018-59, issued November 26). ...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Solar Start of Constructive Guidance, a Comprehensive Analysis

New Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance on what it takes to start construction of a solar project raises practical questions, but it is very helpful in keeping the industry humming along. Solar projects that are under...more

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Beginning of Construction Guidance for Solar and Other ITC Technologies

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On June 22, 2018, the IRS released Notice 2018-59 (the “Guidance”). The Guidance provides rules to determine when construction begins with respect to investment tax credit (“ITC”) eligible property, such as solar projects. ...more

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IRS Issues Guidance Regarding Beginning of Construction Requirement for ITC

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The IRS today issued guidance regarding the “beginning of construction” requirement as it related to the investment tax credit (ITC) under Internal Revenue Code Section 48. The guidance, Notice 2018-59, generally applies the...more

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Mexico Introduces Industrial Safety and Environmental Protection Provisions for Hydrocarbon Pipelines

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On March 31, 2017, the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources published general administrative provisions in the Official Gazette of the Federation. These administrative provisions establish the guidelines for...more

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