Construction Law Now Blog

The landscape of the New York construction industry has shifted significantly with the enactment of Senate Bill S5655. Signed by Governor Kathy Hochul on December 19, 2025, this legislation further amended the state’s Prompt Payment Act to ensure ...

On January 12, 2026, Governor Phil Murphy signed S-4281 (substituted by A-4006) into law, updating New Jersey’s Public Works Contractor Registration Act. The new statute meaningfully changes how partnerships and joint ventures (JVs) may pursue ...

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 ...

Recent updates to New York’s already complex construction laws require owners, developers, general contractors and subcontractors to revisit their construction contracts to ensure compliance with current New York law and limit unnecessary risk. ...

Nearly all construction contracts contain terms dictating when and how a contractor must pursue claims for contractual relief. However, these terms are not always strictly enforced. A contractor’s failure to timely submit a claim may not prevent ...

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal of the case Eastern Steel Construction, Inc. v. International Fidelity Insurance Co., in which the Pennsylvania Superior Court clarified the claims that a subcontractor may bring, as well ...

Within hours of the northbound lanes of Interstate 95 collapsing in Philadelphia due to a massive fuel truck fire, demolition commenced. Three days after the accident, Governor Josh Shapiro announced that the Pennsylvania Department of ...

Welcome back to our DMV Construction Law Series, where we discuss emergent legal issues important to contractors. This installment reviews the Washington, DC Construction Prompt Payment Act and its recent update concerning the right to setoff, which ...

In the construction industry, it is not uncommon for a contractor to be named in a lawsuit due to hidden (latent) defects in its work that injure a third party long after the work has been completed and turned over to the owner. For example, if ...

Welcome back to the DMV Construction Law Series, where we discuss emergent legal issues important to contractors. This installment looks at the use of the releases that are typically required to be signed with payment applications submitted by ...