Construction Law Now Blog

Businesses integrating generative Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) into their operations should take note of a significant shift in the insurance landscape. The Insurance Services Office (“ISO”) has a new optional endorsement for commercial ...

On December 19, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the “Avoiding Vexatious Overuse of Impleading to Delay” (AVOID) Act, ushering in one of the most significant changes to New York third-party practice in recent years. The statute, which amends ...

The Lehigh Valley is entering a transformative new chapter. Cohen Seglias is pleased to recognize Eli Lilly and Company’s selection of Fogelsville, Pennsylvania, for its new $3.5 billion pharmaceutical manufacturing campus. As the largest life ...

The recent Nor’easter and large snow/ice storms are more than a logistical headache to contractors and subcontractors up and down the east and beyond; they bear significant cost considerations. The current weather impacts have triggered project ...

The landscape of the Ohio construction industry has shifted significantly with the enactment of the E-Verify Workforce Integrity Act (House Bill 246). The law (Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §4151.01 et seq.) introduces mandatory employment verification for ...

The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) recently proposed extensive amendments to the regulations governing public bidding. While these changes are aimed at revising the prequalification framework and updating the bidding provisions, ...

Effective January 4, 2022, New York’s amended wage theft laws enable a subcontractor’s employees to obtain judgments for unpaid wages directly against a contractor that hired their employer. The New York laws aim to provide subcontractors’ ...

On April 19, 2021, Gateway Development Commission Trustee Jerry Zaro updated New Jersey Alliance members on the much anticipated and critically needed Gateway Program (the Program). The estimated $30 billion, 10-year Program will increase capacity ...

Contractors who have been following COVID-19 safety requirements now have all the more reason to do so in New York City. Starting July 8, 2020, the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) resumed issuing penalties for non-compliance with current ...

As the COVID-19 pandemic has evolved, so too have OSHA policies, as seen in three recent OSHA announcements affecting the construction industry. OSHA issued new construction industry guidelines to protect workers from coronavirus. The agency also ...