Category: Legal

September 25, 2023

The guidelines mandate that environmental product declarations must be submitted for all concrete mixes used in qualifying state construction projects and must demonstrate that they achieve an environmental impact below the limits set by the state, effective Jan. 1, 2025. […]

September 8, 2023

Inspectors with the Washington State Dept. of Labor & Industries found that flipper deck platforms were not used in line with the manufacturer’s specifications on a jobsite where a worker was killed in a fall earlier this year. Officials cited […]

September 1, 2023

It’s been a busy year for manufacturers in the U.S. In the 12 months since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, companies have hurriedly launched a variety of manufacturing plans in pursuit of the law’s lucrative tax credits for […]

August 14, 2023

Right-leaning legal and policy foundations are backing new lawsuits that challenge racial preferences in public works contracting—hoping one will end up before the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority and that justices will sharply limit or even terminate the programs. The […]

August 10, 2023

The DOL has recently cracked down on wage theft in the construction sector. The Office of Administrative Law Judges ordered that subcontractor GSI Pool Finishes pay back $317,097 in back wages for three U.S. and 56 Mexican workers in April, […]

August 8, 2023

The Davis-Bacon Act, originally passed in 1931, uses pay surveys administered by the DOL to set the prevailing wage in a federally funded project’s location. The process can be complicated and cumbersome for contractors and has elicited concerns that it […]

July 25, 2023

Construction is a dangerous job in the best of conditions. But this summer, jobsite hazards have been compounded by extreme heat and choking wildfire smoke over much of the country. By late July, El Paso, Texas, had endured 33 straight […]

July 11, 2023

There is a second request for a stay pending in the 4th Circuit that if granted, would affect a much larger portion of the pipeline. A coalition of environmental groups contests the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s finding that endangered […]

June 30, 2023

The lawsuit alleges that Greystar, which started 11,351 units last year, putting it at No. 2 on the National Multifamily Housing Council’s Top 25 Developers list, has a history of failing to secure jobsites in adverse weather. It points to […]

June 21, 2023

Since construction technology vendor Procore announced in March the launch of an insurance and surety brokerage, the company has been gradually expanding it. The newly formed Procore Risk Advisory will provide builders’ risk and general liability wrap-up policies through programs […]

June 15, 2023

While some have lambasted the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling about a Washington state concrete truck driver labor dispute, legal experts told Construction Dive that the impact of that ruling would be limited. In an 8-1 decision announced June 1, […]

June 2, 2023

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 1 that the International Brotherhood of Teamsters must defend itself in court over allegations that a 2017 drivers strike in Washington state damaged a concrete supplier when trucks were left with full loads as […]

May 18, 2023

Aviral video shows a reportedly abandoned Florida jobsite. Local experts say immigrants who are not authorized to work in the U.S. have fled the state out of fear of deportation. They’re reportedly moving in response to a new law signed […]

May 15, 2023

Prosecutors lost a tool to go after illegal bid rigging following the U.S. Supreme Court’s May 11 opinion that overturned the conviction of upstate New York former contractor Louis Ciminelli for allegedly helping to structure requests for proposals for projects […]

May 1, 2023

After Berkeley, California, became the nation’s first city to ban natural gas hookups in new buildings in 2019, dozens of local governments followed suit, including New York City in 2021. At the state level, Washington state and California have encouraged […]

April 27, 2023

As part of the investigation, the DOI executed a search warrant at Moore’s workplace, discovering computers, a card printer and counterfeit cards used to indicate that a worker has completed required safety courses approved by OSHA or Site Safety Training […]

April 19, 2023

Three contractors have been indicted in a 2019 collapse at a Bronx, N.Y., construction site where a worker was crushed to death by 1,000 pounds of debris. A fourth man is charged with fraud for disregarding safety codes. The Bronx […]

April 18, 2023

Candice Fields, Miller’s attorney in the case, did not immediately respond to Construction Dive’s request for comment. “This sentence sends a strong message that criminals who corrupt the competitive bidding process will face stern consequences,” said Assistant Attorney General Jonathan […]

April 17, 2023

Defendants in the case include: Augustin Adesanmi, owner of Favored Design and Construction. He is charged with second degree manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and second degree grand larceny. Akhlak Choudhary, owner of Pioneer General Construction, general contractor on the project. […]

March 14, 2023

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, women, Black and Asian workers are underrepresented in construction, while White workers make up a significantly higher portion of employees compared to the broader workforce. In May 2022, EEOC held a hearing to […]