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Reporting Incidents of Work – Related COVID-19 Fatalities and Hospitalizations

By: Aaron C. Schlesinger Partner, Lauren Rayner Davis Associate, Peckar & Abramson, P.C. On September 30, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued new regulatory guidance to clarify employer reporting requirements of…

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Revamp to Nationwide Permits Impacting Oil and Gas Pipeline, Utility and Telecom Line Work.

By: Alex P. Prochaska Special Counsel, Jones Walker LLP. To avoid delay costs and penalties, contractors involved in pipeline and utilities construction maintenance, repair and removal need to understand how…

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Revised ConsensusDocs Performance and Payment Bond Forms:

ConsensusDocs standard documents are the only forms available to sureties that draw on expertise of a broad cross–section of stakeholders, including NASBP and 40 other leading industry endorsing organizations. NASBP…

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Second Circuit Brings Clarity To Scope of “Joint Employer” Theory in Discrimination Cases

By: Kevin J. O’Connor Partner, Aaron C. Schlesinger Partner, Lauren R. Davis Associate, Peckar & Abramson. The “joint employer” doctrine has been used with increasing frequency by the plaintiffs’ bar…

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Shifting The Risk Of Delay By Having Float Go Your Way

By: Christopher J. Brasco Partner, and Matthew D. Baker Attorney, Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald, LLP. Critical path delay plays a central role in allocating responsibility for project delay.  The…

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So You Want to Arbitrate? Better Make Sure Your Contract Covers All Bases.

 By: Stephanie Nolan Deviney Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP. As a General Contractor, you may prefer to arbitrate any contractual disputes rather than engage in protracted litigation.  Many Courts favor arbitration…

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State And Local Bid Protests: Sunk Costs and the Meaning of a “Win”

By: Amy Anderson Partner, Jones Walker LLP. Across the United States, state and local agencies often use competitive bidding to award contracts for various types of work. Generally speaking, a…

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Statute of Repose-Is it applicable to contract claims and post-construction services? – May 7, 2021

By: James McLaughlin Associate, Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP. Contractors and design professionals face a unique level of exposure for lawsuits over their work compared to other professionals. With the…

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Subcontractor Terminations Are Deadly Serious: Think Ahead, Think Twice, and Think Again

By: Neal J. Sweeney, Partner, Jones Walker LLP. A contractor signs up a sub on a project with high hopes for success. Despite that enthusiasm, the contractor must plan for…

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