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[Webinar] Common Scenarios Triggering False Claims Act Violations, Part 2: Construction and Workforce Issues - June 27th, 2:00 pm...

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In the second installment of our three-part webinar series, join PilieroMazza’s Matt Feinberg, Jessica duHoffmann, and Sarah Nash as they explore common FCA triggers often encountered by federal construction contractors and...more

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[Webinar] Update on DOT’s DBE Program for Construction Contractors - October 19th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

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With both the Infrastructure Act and the Inflation Reduction Act bringing billions of dollars in new funding to state and local infrastructure projects, the contracting community is focusing its attention on DOT’s...more

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New Virginia Prompt Payment Statutes Invalidate Most 'Pay When Paid' Clauses

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On April 27, 2022, the Virginia General Assembly passed Senate Bill 550, which makes “pay when paid” and “pay if paid” clauses unenforceable in most circumstances and requires both public and private construction contracts to...more

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Construction Webinar Series: Building Compliance: Construction Industry Concerns Under FCA

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The Department of Justice settled and obtained judgments in excess of $2.2 billion for false claims against the government last year. And the False Claims Act (FCA) remains an effective enforcement tool about which federal...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

California Appellate Decision Highlights Importance of Ensuring Consistency Between Prime Contract and Subcontract

When a general contractor enters into a subcontract with a subcontractor, the general contractor will usually want to make sure that the subcontract is consistent with the prime contract. The general contractor wants to...more

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[Webinar] Construction Series: Building Compliance: Construction Industry Concerns Under FCA - November 9th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

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The Department of Justice settled and obtained judgments in excess of $2.2 billion for false claims against the government last year. And the False Claims Act (FCA) remains an effective enforcement tool about which federal...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Incorporation of Arbitration Clauses by Reference: A Cautionary Tale

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The British Columbia Supreme Court in MRC Total Build Ltd. v F&M Installations Ltd., 2019 BCSC 765 [MRC Total Build] recently considered an application by a general contractor to stay proceedings commenced by a subcontractor...more

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

The Hard Hat Bulletin

On September 13, 2017 the California Legislature passed Assembly Bill No. 1701, which requires the General Contractor of a private construction project to pay all unpaid wages and fringe benefits owed to an employee of a...more

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

Court of Appeal Opens Pandora’s Box on Definition of “Contractor” for Forum Selection Clauses

In Vita Planning and Landscape Architecture, Inc. v. HKS Architects, Inc. (“Vita Planning”), the First Appellate District held California’s Code of Civil Procedure section 410.42 (“Section 410.42”) which prohibits an...more

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Nevada Legislature Passes Reform on General Contractor Liability for Unpaid Subcontractor Labor Benefits

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The 2015 Nevada Legislature appears to have brought common sense reform to one of the state’s most controversial statutes – NRS 608.150 – which made “original contractors” liable to its subcontractor employees (or labor...more

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