Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast - Episode 41: Employment & Labor Law Issues for Construction Companies with Bridget Blinn-Spears of Maynard Nexsen
7 Key Takeaways | Ethics in Construction Contract Negotiations and Claims
Somos ’24 More Than Before: Conference Recap with DHC's Sean Crowley & Bianca Rajpersaud
Artificial Intelligence in Construction Contracts – Evaluating the Risks and Benefits
Webinar ¦ Benefits of Using AI in Construction
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast - Episode 28: Construction Compliance with Joan Moore and Mim Munzel of The Arbor Consulting Group
DE Under 3: OFCCP’s New Revisions & Additions to its Construction Contractor Compliance Audit Tools
Residential Contractor Boot Camp
DE Under 3: OFCCP Resurrects Proposal for Monthly CC-257 Employment Utilization Reports for Construction Contractors
DE Under 3: FAR Council Issued Final Rule Requiring Unionized Workforces on Large Federal Construction Projects
Podcast: Owner’s Outlook: Managing Risks in an Ever-Changing Construction Environment - Diagnosing Health Care
Clocking in with PilieroMazza: DOL Finalizes Landmark Changes to Davis-Bacon Act: What Federal Construction Contractors Need to Know
Construction Roundtable: Top 4 Legal Risks for Federal Construction Contractors
Podcast: Owner's Outlook: National Trends in Construction Claims - Diagnosing Health Care
4 Key Takeaways | The Future of Construction, Infrastructure and Energy Disputes in the Endemic Age
Podcast: Owner's Outlook: HCA's Clint Russell on Health Care Construction Pricing and Innovation - Diagnosing Health Care
8 Key Takeaways | Hot Topics in Construction Contracting
Podcast: Owner's Outlook: Maximize and Safeguard Reimbursement Through Design - Diagnosing Health Care
The ESG Report - From Sustainability to ESG in Construction with Tommy Linstroth
Podcast: Owner's Outlook: Renovating and Expanding Critical Access Hospitals in a Volatile Market - Diagnosing Health Care
A recent case filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Lipinski and Taboola v. North-East Deck & Steel Supply, Civ Action No. 5:25-cv-1467, should remind all contractors and...more
Employer wage and hour violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and other applicable state laws are some of the most frequent in the construction industry. They are often the costliest an employer can make. However,...more
Last month, Virginia’s General Assembly enacted a new law that makes contractors on large construction projects liable for unpaid wages owed to their subcontractors’ employees. Senate Bill 838, codified at Virginia Code §...more
Three Ward and Smith attorneys provided detailed advice on how firms in the construction industry can lower their legal risk in the opening panel at the 2019 Ward and Smith Construction Conference. Attorneys Devon...more
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals’ recent articulation of a new test for joint employment under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) sets a challenging standard for general contractors and others that seek to minimize labor...more
Sweeping changes were made recently by a federal appeals court to the joint employer standard under the Fair Labor Standards Act that make it difficult for a contractor to avoid being considered a joint employer with its...more
In a recent article, we discussed steps taken by the U.S. Department of Labor ("USDOL") to crackdown on the rampant misclassification of employees as independent contractors. The USDOL effectively created a default rule that...more
On January 25, 2017, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals[1] dealt a significant blow to the traditional contractor-subcontractor relationship. In finding that a contractor and subcontractor could be considered “joint...more
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and state wage payment laws, employers are responsible for compliance with wage payment requirements. Plaintiffs cannot sue non-employers claiming overtime or minimum wage violations....more
On August 25, 2016, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council published in the Federal Register its highly anticipated Final Rule regarding the so-called "blacklisting" procedures for federal contractors President...more
On July 15, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued an “Administrator’s Interpretation” (AI 2015-1) providing guidance on whether workers are employees or independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act...more
How Subs Can Cause Problems For General Contractors - The U.S. Labor Department (DOL) often sets its sights up the food chain, focusing enforcement efforts on general contractors (GCs) for the wage violations of their...more
Recently, I read about a construction contractor in Los Angeles caught in the middle of litigation between its subcontractors and the city, on behalf of the subcontractor’s former employees. According to the employees, the...more