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I provided one of my residents with a reserved handicap parking spot in response to her recent disability accommodation request. Now she wants another space. I presume it is for her mother who apparently recently moved in and is an unauthorized ...

Over the past two years, escalating prices of materials, equipment and construction components have created huge challenges for all types of construction companies. According to Construction Dive, after the temporary shutdown of supply chains in ...

Effective April 18, 2022, employers in New Jersey may not track vehicles driven by employees without first providing written notice. This statute applies to both vehicles provided by the employer and employee-owned vehicles used for work purposes. ...

Design-build contracts (and their lesser utilized counterpart—engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts) are prevalent in the construction industry. Though far from a new contractual relationship, owners are increasingly choosing ...

Ask any lawyer, not involved in the construction industry, if a party must continue performing if it is not being paid for the services provided and the answer will be a resounding – No! You may stop working. They will tell you that non-payment is ...

Pittsburgh partner Lisa Wampler and Harrisburg managing partner Steve Williams are noted among City & State Pennsylvania’s inaugural “Construction Power 75,” a list highlighting notable builders, contractors, public officials, construction ...

After two years of misguided prosecutions targeting Chinese scientists, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it is discontinuing its “China Initiative,” effective immediately. Assistant Attorney General Matthew Olsen delivered that ...

Welcome back to our DMV Construction Law Series, where each month we examine a different set of legal issues important to contractors. This installment delves into the state laws that allow contractors to assert claims on payment bonds for public ...

As Louis Pasteur once said, “Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world.” Science is, in many ways, a universal language. However, as a practical reality, science relies on other ...

If you are divorced and are paying, or receiving, alimony, then you should be aware of changes in the law regarding cohabitation and its impact on alimony. These changes apply, regardless of when you were divorced. Several years ago, the statute ...

We are pleased to announce the promotions of Casey McKinnon and Whitney O’Reilly to the firm’s partnership, effective January 1, 2022. Casey is located in the firm’s Washington, DC office and Whitney is based in the Philadelphia office. ...

As we embark on 2022, the world continues to weather the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. For the construction industry, the pandemic has spurred certain unique and daunting challenges that are, by now, unfortunately, familiar to industry ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and state attorneys general regulate how companies advertise the prices of their products. For those companies with a national reach, this complex web of federal and state rules can make it difficult to design a ...

Welcome to the DMV Construction Law Series, where each month we examine a different set of legal issues important to contractors. Our fourth installment briefly examines certain key parts of Virginia’s Mechanic’s Lien Law that contractors should ...

Divorce can be a stressful process even when the parties are on the same page and are agreed on how to settle their matter. In cases where one personality is naturally combative, things can be even more exhausting. These cases are often referred to ...

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’ ...

Edward Seglias and Michael McKenna commented on the Supreme Court’s ruling blocking the federal vaccine mandate for large employers. Mike shared, “On a personal level, I am disappointed. Everyone needs to be vaccinated. On a legal level, I ...

On January 13, the Supreme Court put OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) on hold once again, and likely for good. The Supreme Court’s decision follows months of back-and-forth in the federal courts between ...

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has provided a road map for private entities to prevent public disclosure of sensitive business information contained in public records. The case of McKelvey v. Pennsylvania Department of Health has broad implications ...

Partner Steve Williams was quoted in Law360‘s overview of “Real Estate Cases to Watch in 2022.” One of the cases involves certain third-party tenant screening services landlords frequently use to assess prospective renters.  ...