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Tips for Immigration: Form I-9 Best Practices in an Era of Historic Worksite Enforcement

By: Michael Schewe, Senior Counsel, Peckar & Abramson, P.C. The Trump administration continues to make immigration compliance a top priority. We are amidst an historic surge in worksite enforcement investigations.…

Trends in Project Delivery Methods in Construction

The three key measures of a construction project’s success are cost, quality, and time (delays). The project delivery method that the owner of the project selects can affect each of…

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),…

What Constitutes an Emergency in Public Contracts?

By: Marion T. Hack and Christine Z. Fan, Pepper Hamilton LLP In recent years, California has experienced the worst wildfires in its history, devastating the state and setting record-breaking highs.…

When is it OK to Say “No”? The Duty to Proceed and Right to Stop Work

By: Brian S. Wood, Partner, Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP At some point, virtually every contractor and subcontractor will face the situation of being directed to proceed with the performance…

When Subcontractors Sue Only the Surety on Payment Bond and Tips for General Contractors

By: Ira M. Schulman, Partner, and Emily D. Anderson, Associate, Pepper Hamilton LLP Payment bonds have been a staple of public construction projects since 1874, when the U.S. Congress first…

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