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Time To “Construct” New Social Media Policies

By: Aaron C. Schlesinger Partner, Lauren Rayner Davis Associate, and Jennifer Harris Senior Counsel, Peckar & Abramson, P.C. The Social Media Dilemma Social media has significantly impacted all facets of…

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Tips for Filing and Pursuing CDA Claims Against the Federal Government

By: Lori Ann Lange, Partner Peckar & Abramson, P.C. As construction contractors know, claims and disputes are common on federal government construction projects. However, as is typical of government work,…

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Touchdown! – The Construction Industry’s Winning Audible to the COVID Blitz

By: Bill Shaughnessy Partner, Jones Walker, LLP. COVID-19 has changed the way we live, work, play football, and build. As with all of society (and our football leagues and teams),…

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Trust, But Verify: Addressing Risk of Non-Payment by Owners

Receiving payment is an important piece of any for-profit business.  And construction contractors are no exception.  But sometimes payments do not arrive on time (or, worse yet, not at all),…

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Unfair Risk Allocation on Design-Build Projects

By: Brian Perlberg, Executive Director of ConsensusDocs Coalition & AGC Senior Counsel. The AGC annual convention included a session entitled “Who’s on the Hook for Design Defects in Design-Build Projects.” Fox…

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Use of Dispute Review Boards in the Construction Process

By Sarah B. Biser, Esq. Construction Practice Co-Chair, Fox Rothschild LLP.   Dispute Review Boards: Overview Problems, disagreements and claims arise in most large and complex construction projects regardless of the…

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Virginia Joins the Trend of States Cracking Down on Worker Misclassification in the Construction Industry

By: Josh Holt Associate, Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP. In 2012, Virginia’s Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (“JLARC”) issued a report finding that worker misclassification—where an employer improperly classifies…

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Virtual Mediation – How Do I Make It Work For Me?

By: Adrian L. Bastianelli, III Partner, and Jennifer L. Harris Associate, Peckar & Abramson, P.C. Mediation took the construction industry by storm in the late 1980’s and has become a…

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What Every Federal Construction Contractor Should Know About the November 2019 Update to the Technical Assistance Guide

By: Sarah K. Carpenter at Smith Currie & Hancock LLP  The Department of Labor (“DOL”) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFFCP”) issued its 148-page Construction Contractor Technical Assistance Guide…

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