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By: Kevin J. O’Connor Partner, Stephen E. Irving Senior Counsel, Lauren Rayner Davis Associate, Peckar & Abramson, P.C. The last twenty plus months have brought tumultuous change for employers due to the…
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By: William E. Underwood Partner, Jones Walker LLP. Withholding sums during a dispute can be an effective and perfectly legitimate means to protect against the harms caused by another party’s…
Read MoreBy: Aaron C. Schlesinger Partner, Lauren Rayner Davis Associate, Peckar & Abramson, P.C. On September 30, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued new regulatory guidance to clarify employer reporting requirements of…
Read MoreBy: Alex P. Prochaska Special Counsel, Jones Walker LLP. To avoid delay costs and penalties, contractors involved in pipeline and utilities construction maintenance, repair and removal need to understand how…
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Read MoreBy: Kevin J. O’Connor Partner, Aaron C. Schlesinger Partner, Lauren R. Davis Associate, Peckar & Abramson. The “joint employer” doctrine has been used with increasing frequency by the plaintiffs’ bar…
Read MoreBy: Christopher J. Brasco Partner, and Matthew D. Baker Attorney, Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald, LLP. Critical path delay plays a central role in allocating responsibility for project delay. The…
Read MoreBy: Stephanie Nolan Deviney Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP. As a General Contractor, you may prefer to arbitrate any contractual disputes rather than engage in protracted litigation. Many Courts favor arbitration…
Read MoreBy: Amy Anderson Partner, Jones Walker LLP. Across the United States, state and local agencies often use competitive bidding to award contracts for various types of work. Generally speaking, a…
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