Construction Law Now Blog

Welcome to the DMV Construction Law Series, where each month we examine a different set of legal issues important to contractors. In our third installment, we briefly examine certain key parts of Maryland’s Mechanics’ Lien Law that ...

What Does It Mean for Utility, Heavy Highway, and Transportation Construction? Last week, President Biden enacted into law the $1 trillion bi-partisan infrastructure bill following months of congressional negotiations. The Bipartisan Infrastructure ...

Compliance Notes for Construction Professionals Amid Pending Legal Challenges Nationwide reverberations followed last week’s much-anticipated emergency temporary standard addressing COVID-19 (the ETS) from the Occupational Safety and Health ...

An emerging construction industry trend, modular construction promises improved construction quality, greater building efficiency, and reduced overall cost—all objectives high among any contractor’s project goals. Investment leader Warren ...

Welcome back to our DMV Construction Law Series, where we examine a different set of legal issues important to contractors each month. For our second installment, we briefly examine certain key parts of Washington, DC’s mechanics’ lien law that ...

On September 9, 2021, the White House announced its new COVID-19 Action Plan, which is likely to have a considerable impact on employers. As part of the plan, President Biden has directed the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and ...

Welcome to the DMV Construction Law Series, where each month we will examine a different set of legal issues important to contractors. Our first entry in the series discusses the timing of filing mechanic’s liens. Future posts will explore ...

On July 28, 2021, the Senate voted 67-32 to advance a $550 billion infrastructure package to a final vote. The vote culminates months of negotiation to draw bi-partisan support for a compromised infrastructure deal of President Biden’s American ...

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 ...

Of the countless issues contractors face on a construction project, immediate problems like scheduling, workforce, payment, and materials supply often overshadow intellectual property concerns. But, they shouldn’t—especially for the design-build ...