Developers, owners, and contractors would all be wise to take note of Senate Bill 426, currently under consideration in the Oregon legislature....more
Change orders are a fact of life for construction projects. They can be challenging even when the owner and contractor agree on the scope, price, and schedule impacts associated with the change. Change orders are far more...more
Over this past summer, our colleague Mario R. Nicholas penned an article for the Daily Journal of Commerce entitled “Can Artificial Intelligence Be Trusted to Draft a Construction Contract?” It is a great read, and we borrow...more
In February 2018, the Oregon Legislature attempted to push through House Bill 4154, which would have made a general contractor liable for unpaid wages, including benefit payments and contributions, of an employee of a...more
A bill proposed in the Oregon House of Representatives threatens to fundamentally alter the relationships between contractors, their subcontractors, and their subcontractors’ employees. Under the bill, a contractor on a...more