Do You Have a Backup? Building Redundancies Into Your Written Certification Process
Top Employment Law Considerations for Startups, with Ashley K Pittman
Prompt Payments: How CASPA and Other State Laws Afford Contractors Protections
Coronavirus, An Unforeseeable Circumstance: Does Your Contract Protect You Under Force Majeure Clauses?
Coronavirus Employment Law Update for Contractors (New Jersey)
Coronavirus Employment Law Update for Contractors (Pennsylvania)
Employment Law This Week®: FAA Arguably Preempts California Law, New CA Employment Laws for 2020, CA Consumer Privacy Act Amended
Is My New Hire an Employee or a Contractor? Key Factors for Startups to Consider
Episode 25: 10 Factors That May Hinder a Contractor’s Ability to Repay Its Bank Loans and Threaten Its Existence
Common Missteps When Suing the State of New Jersey and How to Prevent Them
[WEBINAR] Labor & Employment Law: What Changed in 2017
Teaming Arrangements: Pros and Cons of Teaming Agreements vs. Joint Ventures
Suspension and Debarment
Employment Law This Week®: EEOC Online Public Portal, Paid Sick Leave Preemption Law, DOL to Appeal Texas Ruling, California Law Makes Contractors Jointly Liable for Their Subs’ Unpaid Wages
Award Protests: Choosing the Forum
Federal Cybersecurity Requirements
How to Assess the Likelihood of Success in Deciding Whether to Bring a Bid Protest
Construction Lien Law: What You Need to Know to Protect Your Company
Homebuilder Series Webinar: Protecting Your Company From Misrepresentation Claims Through Contractual Exculpatory Clauses
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The Mine Safety & Health Administration (“MSHA”) has finally published its final rule on Safety Programs for Surface Mobile Equipment. This final rule has been a long time coming. MSHA originally published a Request...more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a November 12th news release stating that it was proposing to assess penalties to Marc Jones Construction LLC (“MJC”) for alleged violations of federal...more
The Texas Supreme Court’s recent decision in Los Compadres Pescadores, L.L.C. v. Valdez provides new guidance regarding a commercial property owner’s protections against liability for injuries occurring on construction sites....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Florida Roofing Experts Inc. – a Jacksonville, Florida, roofing contractor, for failing to protect workers from falls at two work...more
After 35 years of practice, certain issues keep me awake at night. One concern is about contractors working onsite or embedded in a working plant or other facility. Examples include year-round or shutdown work at power...more
Punitive damages in construction cases are rare, but the Minnesota Court of Appeals recently allowed a driver to seek punitive damages after he was injured by debris falling from a construction company's truck....more
The Fifth Circuit has now joined the seven other Courts of Appeals that have rejected challenges to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) Multi-Employer Citation Policy. In Acosta v. Hensel Phelps...more
In October, a Florida jury found a general contractor liable for $45 million for the death of a motorist killed by one of the contractor’s trucks pulling out of a road construction job site. The case highlights the importance...more
On July 14, 2017, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited a contractor for 10 serious violations after the deaths of three workers who succumbed to toxic gases in a manhole on...more
Are you an operator who hires contractors on location, … a contractor who hires subcontractors, … the party to be indemnified for injuries to the other party’s employees? This post is for you. Salas v. Allen Keller...more
On May 4, 2015, OSHA issued a final rule setting new standards for workers in confined spaces on construction sites. The new rule requires coordination for multiple employers at the worksite, a competent person to evaluate...more
Last month, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) added a new rule that provides increased protections to those working in confined spaces on construction projects. The new rule, which goes into effect on...more
On May 4, 2015, the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a new final rule in the Federal Register intended to increase protection for construction workers in confined spaces (e.g.,...more
On November 12, 2014 the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) strongly signaled a forthcoming review of its offshore facility decommissioning regulations and regulatory authority over contactors. While the...more