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DeSantis Extends Emergency Declarations for Tornado-Damaged North Florida Counties

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In recent weeks, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued executive orders extending two separate emergency declarations for counties in North Florida following a series of tornadoes that caused severe damage in the region....more

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Illinois Worker’s Compensation Emergency Rules Establishing Rebuttable Presumption for COVID-19 Have Been Withdrawn

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Seyfarth Synopsis: After a Sangamon County Circuit Court temporarily blocked the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission’s (IWCC) emergency rule that created a rebuttable presumption that injured employees contracted...more

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New York Extends COVID-19 Restrictions on Utility Activities

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On April 16, 2020, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced an extension through May 15, 2020, of the executive order New York State on PAUSE, as the state grapples with more than 250,000 cases of coronavirus. ...more

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Pennsylvania Governor Paves Way to Reopen Construction

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On April 20, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf amended his March 19, 2020 Order Regarding the Closure of All Businesses That Are Not Life Sustaining. Under the previous order, construction was permitted to continue only if the...more

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NJ Gov. Murphy Issues Further COVID-19-Related Orders Applicable to Essential Businesses and New Jersey Transit/Transportation...

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On April 8, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 122 (“Order 122”) requiring certain businesses that are permitted to remain open (as set forth in his prior Executive Order 107, about which we...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Construction During COVID-19: Is It Essential?

There is no “one-size-fits-all” approach to how governments are handling construction. The Federal government issued an advisory list of essential critical workers, including workers doing certain types of construction, but...more

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New Executive Order Increases Mitigation Requirements on ‘Essential’ Businesses & Stops All ‘Non-Essential’ Construction In New...

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On April 8, 2020, Governor Murphy signed Executive Order No. 122 (the Order) strengthening mitigation requirements on essential retail, manufacturing, and warehousing businesses and certain building owners, while also banning...more

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New Jersey Imposes Additional Requirements on Construction Project Sites

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The landscape of statewide executive orders that affect construction continues to change throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 8, 2020, New Jersey’s governor issued Executive Order No. 122; the executive order closes...more

Robinson+Cole Construction Law Zone

New York Clarifies “Emergency” and “Essential” Construction

Following Governor Cuomo’s order and the Empire State Development (ESD) guidance on March 27, 2020, which provided that all “non-essential construction” except “emergency construction” must shut down, this week the...more

Robinson+Cole Construction Law Zone

Much of New York Construction is Now Also “on PAUSE”

Although Governor Cuomo put “New York State on PAUSE” a week ago, at that time, “construction” was not specifically exempted from his Executive Order and the Empire State Development’s (ESD) guidance on what businesses were...more

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COVID-19 Update: Non-Essential Construction in New York Suspended

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On March 27, 2020, the New York State Department of Economic Development d/b/a Empire State Development (the “Department”) issued guidelines revising the definition of “essential businesses” in New York State following...more

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Governor’s Executive Order 2020-15 Permits Electronic Bid Openings for School District Construction Projects

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On Friday, Governor Pritzker issued Executive Order 2020-15 allowing school districts to communicate, respond to, and open bids electronically for school construction projects.  Section 10-20.21 of the Illinois School Code...more

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“Essential” and “Safe” Construction Services During COVID-19 Outbreak

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Effective today (March 27, 2020) at midnight, New Hampshire joins various other states in closing non-essential businesses and ordering citizens to stay at home.  Governor Sununu issued Executive Order #17 on March 26, 2020....more

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