Category: Legal

July 14, 2022

Lone Wolf Resources, based in Holly Lake Ranch, Texas, did not immediately respond to Construction Dive’s requests for comment. Lone Wolf’s lead attorney on the case, Jessica Theresa Travers of law firm Littler Mendelson PC, said she was not authorized […]

June 7, 2022

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts “above-average hurricane activity” for this year’s storm season, which extends through November. The agency anticipates up to 21 named storms and six major hurricanes with winds of 111 miles per hour or higher. […]

May 19, 2022

Proper insurance is a critical risk-management tool for contractors, design professionals and project owners. Disputes are an inevitable cost of doing business, and the importance of understanding the types of insurance available and which claims might be covered has never […]

April 6, 2022

Minority and women-owned business participation on construction projects has become a hot-button topic. Many government-funded projects set participation goals for underrepresented groups, while the industry has tried to change its White-guys-only image with diversity and inclusion initiatives. Hal Goldsmith, assistant […]

January 26, 2022

The withdrawal follows a Jan. 13 stay from the U.S. Supreme Court. Lawsuits questioned whether federal workplace safety law gives OSHA the power to enact such an emergency standard; finding that the challenges were likely to succeed on its merits, […]

January 21, 2022

A New York construction industry advisory group, created under a law Gov. Kathy Hochul signed in December, will study and recommend adjustments to state public contracting to address damages incurred by contractors, subcontractors and others because of payment delays on […]

January 18, 2022

The DOJ’s resolution with Hunt comes less than a month after Malvern, Pennsylvania-based Balfour Beatty Communities (BBC), the U.S subsidiary of Balfour Beatty and one of the country’s largest providers of privatized military housing, pleaded guilty to one count of […]

January 14, 2022

As several of the justices hinted during oral arguments on Jan. 8, the issue of whether to stay OSHA’s ETS came down to the agency’s statutory authority granted to it under the Occupational Safety and Health Act. Ultimately, the majority […]

January 13, 2022

A 6-3 majority of the U.S. Supreme Court has placed a stay on the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s COVID-19 vaccination-or-testing mandate for employers with 100 employees or more, including those in the construction sector. All justices appointed by […]

January 7, 2022

A majority of U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical of the Biden Administration’s legal authority to implement a COVID-19 vaccination-or test mandate with the depth and breadth of the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s emergency temporary standard, as they […]

January 4, 2022

A new state law in New York promotes low-embodied-carbon concrete for public projects, and activists are hoping to get another bill passed this year that will push it further to meet carbon emissions goals. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the bill, […]

December 21, 2021

Scott told Construction Dive that the idea came out of cooperation between the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the ASCE following the Joplin tornado disaster in 2011, which killed 161 people along a 6-mile path and caused […]

December 10, 2021

A Massachusetts district attorney indicted Atlantic Coast Utilities, along with its owner, Laurence Moloney, and an employee, Konstantinos Kollias, for perjury on Nov. 30. The Wayland, Massachusetts-based contractor allegedly lied on Mattocks-Higgins Affidavits of Workplace Safety, according to a press […]

December 9, 2021

Contractors and unions expressed skepticism about the enforcement of New York City’s vaccine mandate on all private-sector workers. The announcement on Dec. 6 applies to employees working in person in New York City, and will go into effect Dec. 27, […]

December 9, 2021

A new presidential executive order that calls for major reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from federal buildings and facilities could have sweeping impacts for construction and design firms that do business for the federal government. President Joe Biden’s Dec. 8 […]

December 6, 2021

Smart contractors always work to avoid claims situations but are also proactive about understanding the process. Leveraging their relationship with the right surety gives them the knowledge and experience of their claims team. Knowing the basics is the first step […]

December 2, 2021

From building materials to tools to heavy equipment, construction site theft is an industry-wide epidemic. In addition to the direct costs of replacing the stolen goods, there is also the indirect cost due to increased insurance premiums, rental costs to […]

November 30, 2021

President Joe Biden does not appear to have the authority to require vaccines for employees of federal contractors and subcontractors, a federal court judge in Lexington, Ky., ruled Dec. 1, halting implementation of the mandate in three states that filed […]

November 24, 2021

The owner and office manager of an Iowa landscaping contractor that is barred from doing business with the state and federal government have been charged with dodging more than $1 million in federal taxes. Kevin Alexander, president of K&L Construction, […]

November 22, 2021

A federal district court in New York City must now reconsider part of its decision to dismiss a former employee whistleblower’s complaint that AECOM fraudulently billed the U.S. Army under a $1.9-billion contract it held for maintenance and support in […]