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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.  ...

A former resident filed a fair housing complaint against me recently. Forget the fact that the case is totally without merit. But, now I find that my insurance company is refusing to cover the claim. I thought that my general liability policy should ...

In a January 2021 memorandum, Pennsylvania State Representatives Todd Stevens and Michael Driscoll reintroduced a bill that, if passed, would amend 68 P.S. § 491 to significantly limit the breadth of indemnification provisions in construction ...

For contractors trying to navigate the construction industry’s current supply-chain battles, President Dwight D. Eisenhower once articulated advice that, although not about the industry’s problem, is still right on point: “In preparing for ...

Mediation is an excellent method of resolving a case, regardless of whether a settlement agreement is reached. Most divorce cases are resolved before going to trial To “settle” a case means to reach an official resolution of your dispute without ...

The back and forth saga over OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) continued late Friday, December 17, 2021 when the U.S. Circuit Court for the Sixth Circuit of Appeals issued a decision dissolving the Fifth Circuit’s stay of the ETS. ...

Cohen Seglias is proud to continue our tradition of supporting various children’s charities throughout the holiday season with toy collections and monetary donations. If you would like to make a donation, please contact us at ...

Stirrings in Congress in the early 1980s, initially led by a young Al Gore, Jr., focused on emerging concerns of misconduct in scientific research. Following public interest and the resulting congressional hearings, federal regulations were enacted ...

In October, Governor Murphy issued Executive Order 271 (the order), imposing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on contractors who work on state projects. Specifically, the order requires that New Jersey state contractors who work “on or in connection ...

The recent passage of the infrastructure funding seems likely to lead to a significant influx in construction projects. Given the desire to get “work out on the street,” we anticipate that many owners will be looking to use design-build as the ...

Municipalities frequently regulate door-to-door solicitations and canvassing within their boundaries pursuant to the police power of the municipality to promote public safety and welfare. Municipalities can lawfully regulate the time, place, and ...

The week of October 18, 2021 was the construction industry’s inaugural Construction Inclusion Week (CIW), a time devoted to identifying ways to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the industry. A consortium of general contractors ...