Category: Legal

September 28, 2018

Although the construction industry is in the midst of a boom, project managers can’t seem to find enough qualified workers. As a result, more teenagers and young adults are joining the construction workforce. While construction jobs are an excellent way […]

September 14, 2018

A new water infrastructure measure has moved a long stride nearer to the finish line, with the House’s unanimous passage of legislation authorizing at least $9 billion for Army Corps of Engineers civil-works projects and Environmental Protection Agency drinking-water and […]

September 12, 2018

Contractors on major projects like the Cuomo Bridge can get caught between opposing political forces. These initiatives are often perceived as a sign of the ability — or inability — of elected officials to deliver major economic benefits to their […]

August 28, 2018

When President Donald Trump took office in January 2017, there was an abrupt end to what it called a “shaming” style of Obama-era press releases issued prior to Trump’s inauguration. However, that doesn’t mean OSHA lightened up on enforcement, particularly […]

August 27, 2018

Some small, local construction companies will never have to deal with regulations under FMLA and some other laws because they don’t have enough workers to trigger their mandatory compliance. However, as a company’s employee roster grows, so does its obligation […]

August 2, 2018

While insurance costs have increased during the life of the project, there are other factors at play that would account for the $10 billion of extra costs the tunnel budget has accumulated since it was first discussed in the 1990s. […]

August 1, 2018

This scenario was only likely to play out because all communication with the Corps about payment and Fisk’s right to submit a claim for damages for delays was funneled through DQSI, the general contractor, which is standard practice because DQSI […]

July 30, 2018

The construction industry continues to tackle the challenges of rising construction materials costs, a skilled labor shortage and overall lack of productivity improvements, offering an expansive opportunity for disruption. According to the newly released JLL research report, “The State of […]

July 26, 2018

Nonprofit group Polaris tracks and reports on the problem of human trafficking, or what the group refers to as modern-day slavery. According to Polaris, traffickers, which include those who provide labor for the construction industry, use threats and other forms […]

July 24, 2018

Unfortunately, some contractors see minority contracting fraud as an easy way to secure lucrative government contracts, but authorities are catching more and more of these scams and prosecuting the offenders. In April, a Wisconsin grand jury indicted Milwaukee-based contractor Sonag and its […]