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Navigating Executive Orders: Strategies for Managing Stop Work Orders and Terminations
SBA’s Final Rule Is Here: Key Takeaways on Updates to HUBZone Program, Other Small Business Programs, and Various Small Business Matters
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: FAR Council Seeks to Require Federal Contractors to Report First-Tier Subcontractor Information, Including Potentially Executive Compensation Data
DE Under 3: Contractors Have Second Opportunity to Comment on OFCCP’s Supply & Service Contractor Portal Information Collection
Preparing for Major Changes to DOT’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise DBE Program
Excitement, Turbulence & Confusion: The Top 10 Employment Law Issues That Affected Federal Contractors in 2023
Successor Government Contractor Hiring Obligations Change: DOL’s Long Awaited Nondisplacement Rule
DE Under 3: What Federal Contractors Need to Know About OFCCP's New Audit Scheduling Letter
[Podcast] TikTok off the Clock: Navigating the TikTok Ban on Devices for Government Contractors
Partnering to Win: Teaming, Subcontracting, Joint Ventures, and Mentor Protégé Agreements
Construction Roundtable: Top 4 Legal Risks for Federal Construction Contractors
DE Under 3: OFCCP's Modified Proposal to Revise Scheduling Letter & Itemized Listing Revealed Via Newly Proposed Documents
Flow-Down Clauses in Federal Government Contracts - Tutorial 1 (Fundamentals)
Joint Venture Basics for Large and Small Contractors
Webinar: Trademarks and Government Contracting
Bidding for Major Contracts? Compliance Requirements You Should Prepare for Now
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In a closely watched order issued July 11, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida addressed a previously unresolved and critical question under Florida law: whether remediation costs for defective...more
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Court Affirms $1 Nominal Damage Award in Wind Farm Construction Dispute The general contractor on the 60-turbine wind farm project in Good Hope, Illinois, is entitled to collect a whopping $1 on its cost-to-complete claim...more
The recent ruling in Berkley Insurance Company v. Suffolk Construction Company, issued by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, has highlighted several significant lessons for subcontractors,...more
Over the past few years, there’s been a steady rise in the inclusion of anti-bias clauses in construction contracts with the clauses appearing either in the base subcontract agreement or as a flow-down provision from the...more
A recent Court of Federal Claims decision highlights the difficulties of recovering legal fees in government contracts disputes with the federal government that involve subcontractor claims. On March 11, 2025, in The CENTECH...more
The Retreat at Charleston National Country Club Home Owners Ass’n, Inc. v. Winston Carlyle Charleston National, LLC, S.C. App. Case No. 2021-001050, Opinion No. 6099 (Feb. 12, 2025) Key Takeaways: Case Summary (for those of...more
Colony Insurance Company v. Titan Restoration Construction, Inc., Fla. 4th DCA, No. 4D2023-2908, January 8, 2025 - Colony Insurance Company’s insurance policy with the general contracting company, Titan Restoration...more
1. COURT UNTANGLES CONSTRUCTION ACT PAYMENT NOTICE PUZZLES - A subcontract dispute required the court to rule on the validity of a payment notice, and a payless notice, under a JCT 2016 design and build subcontract, with...more
If you ask owners, general contractors, or subcontractors how long the warranty lasts that they received or gave on a construction project, they will often tell you that they have a “one year warranty.” However, if the...more
With the exception of those living under rocks, construction professionals are well aware of the recent spate of litigation about the Massachusetts Prompt Pay Act. In 2022, the Massachusetts Appeals Court interpreted the Act...more
States have been slowly clawing back at a higher-tier’s ability to withhold payments owed to its lower-tier subcontractors, aiming to protect subcontractors from undue financial hardship and ensure that payment disputes are...more
Construction contracts are essential in the construction industry, governing the relationships and responsibilities of all parties involved in a project. Whether you’re a contractor, subcontractor, or property owner,...more
A recent decision from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida demonstrates how facts supported by documents generated during the project can be vital to prime contractor/subcontractor disputes. In...more
Construction law cases can involve a broad variety of issues, including breach of contract claims, construction delays, structural deficiencies/construction defect claims, environmental issues, and regulatory claims, among...more
Earlier this year, the Associated Subcontractors of Massachusetts hired Robinson+Cole attorney Joseph Barra to submit an amicus brief to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court for consideration in the appeal pending before...more
By Craig K. Williams, David W. Wilhelmsen, and Amanda M. Manke Retainage is a practice, standard in the construction industry, of withholding predetermined portions of payments due to the contractor until the project is...more
When hackers gain access to a subcontractor’s information systems and divert the prime contractor’s payment to themselves instead of to the subcontractor, does the prime contractor still have to pay the subcontractor?...more
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Considering all that can go wrong on a construction site, it can seem like a miracle that anything is ever built. Construction projects can be massive undertakings, often with millions of dollars at stake, requiring the...more
Back in April we examined the court’s decision in Boldt v. Black & Veatch, which dismissed a subcontractor’s counterclaim for wrongful termination on a 60-turbine wind farm project. As you may recall, the subcontractor hired...more
A fundamental premise of contract law is that promises must be kept. If legally enforceable promises or “contracts” are not kept, courts may step in to enforce them by ordering performance, awarding damages, or granting some...more
A federal court in Louisiana last week refused to enforce a limitation of liability provision included in an extra work order holding that it was trumped by the parties’ subcontract (see Planet Construction v. Gemini...more