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The Site Report - Construction Industry Insights, Issue 7, July 2024

Welcome to our seventh issue of 2024 for our construction industry insights e-newsletter - The Site Report. In this edition, we address a range of construction issues from potential impacts to OSHA’s authority and issues...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

DeWine Signs HB50 - Home Construction Law is Modified to Add Remodelers

On June 28, 2024, Governor DeWine signed HB50 which redefines some important definitions in the Home Construction Suppliers Services Act (RC 4722) (HCSSA). The change will require ALL Ohio construction contractors to review...more

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Texas Legislature Expands Suspension Rights Under the Prompt Pay Acts

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The private and public prompt pay acts both provide contractors and subcontractors with the right to stop work if an owner or upstream contractor fails to pay an undisputed amount.  With H.B. 3485, the Texas legislature has...more

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Martlet v Mulalley: Design Considerations of a ‘Reasonable’ Architect on Fire-Safety Issues Post-Grenfell

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The disastrous fire event at Grenfell Tower in 2017 marked the beginning of the latest batch of fire safety reforms, and the significant cultural and professional shift in the design and construction of high-rise and complex...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

What Should We Do About the Draft CPRA Regulations?: Contracts

In this third post of our ongoing series, we examine key takeaways for companies in light of the recently released draft CPRA regulations. Today’s focus is on contractual requirements. (Visit here for information about...more

Nilan Johnson Lewis PA

OFCCP Mandates Contractors Conduct, Share Pay Equity Analyses

Federal contractors will soon be facing new pay equity disclosure requirements under a directive issued by the Office of Federal Contracts Compliance Programs (OFCCP). The OFCCP announced that it will require contractors to...more

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A New Determination of Design Defect Liability for Texas Contractors

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On September 1, 2021, Texas S.B. 219 went into effect. This new law incorporates Chapter 59 into the Texas Business and Commerce Code. In short, when a client provides plans or specifications containing design defects to a...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Santa Clara County Updates Health Order to Require Businesses to Ascertain COVID-19 Vaccination Status of Personnel

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In connection with Santa Clara County’s move into California’s yellow COVID-19 tier, the state’s lowest pandemic restriction level under its tier system, the county’s health officer updated its Health Order, effective May 19,...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

“I Can See Clearly Now…the Procurement Regs Are Here”

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Hey, now!  It isn’t 1972 and John Lester “Johnny” Nash, Jr., did not jump from his singer-songwriter gig to writing regulations for Baltimore City, but to be sure, fall is here, the rain is (mostly) gone, and we have a much...more

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The City of Dallas Bolsters Its Regulations on Construction in the Public Right-of-Way

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On May 22, 2019, the Dallas City Council passed an ordinance that places new requirements on contractors working in the public right-of-way. The ordinance seeks to address concerns of pedestrians and vehicular traffic when...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Joint Employer Standard Expanded: NLRB Overturns 30 Years of Precedent

In a dramatic departure from over 30 years of precedent, the National Labor Relations Board has modified the standard by which it determines whether two entities are "joint employers" under the National Labor Relations Act...more

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New OFCCP Regulations Published—Effective Date Currently March 24, 2014

Yesterday, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published its revisions to the current disability and veterans regulations in the Federal Register. These controversial rules become effective 180 days...more

King & Spalding

CMS Updates Policies and Procedures for National Coverage Determinations and Announces a New Expedited Process for Removing...

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On August 7, 2013, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published in the Federal Register1 a notice that updated the processes that CMS uses for opening, deciding or reconsidering National Coverage...more

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Release of New Disability and Veterans Regulations Appears Imminent

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has extended the projected date for the release of final rules regarding federal contractors’ affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations for individuals...more

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