Law

The U.S. Department of Labor’s finalization of a rule updating the Davis-Bacon Act, the federal law which governs how prevailing wages for federal construction projects can be determined, will have a significant impact on contractors and workers alike in the construction industry...

On April 13, 2023, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 360 into law. This legislation alters the time period for bringing forward construction-defect lawsuits, as well as modifies the current private right of action against a contractor for violation of the Florida Build...

Stakeholders engage in design-build projects believing the collaborative nature better aligns parties' interests and reduces overall risk exposure. Each of the lead parties bases this belief on different factors—the owner sees an opportunity to reduce change-order exposure and im...

If a major project is interrupted or canceled, are there any laws that provide protection for unpaid contractors that have performed work? Angela Richie Partner, Co-Chair, Construction Practice Group Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani With the current volatility and uncertainty in t...

Risks and potential liabilities in the construction industry are not new. Construction participants know the typical hot spots: Projects are delayed. Supply chain issues raise materials costs. Owners and general contractors dispute the effects of changes in the scope of work. Emp...

Time and money are some of the most valuable assets for any contractor. When faced with a legal issue, that becomes twice as true. Many construction attorneys find themselves spending half their careers diving through banker boxes and trying to find out where projects went awry a...

The Inflation Reduction Act—the Democrats’ reconciliation bill—didn’t pass during the 117th Congress, but it was resurrected in the final week of July and signed into law in mid-August. The reconciliation deal caught many in Washington off guard, as discussions surrounding the pr...

For the last few years, New York State Labor Law has required that all contractors overseeing public development projects pay their workers the prevailing wage rate, which includes a regulated hourly rate for wage and benefits. Fast forward to 2022, the requirements of Section 22...

Traditionally, parties to construction contracts could only terminate their contract when the other contracting party had materially breached the contract. “Termination for cause” or sometimes called “termination for default” is used to terminate a contract when the occurrence of...

The federal government has committed to spending $1 trillion under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act on nationwide construction, alteration and repair projects. Billions of dollars have already been deployed on projects to improve highways, bridges, airports, electrical ...