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The en banc Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania affirmed a Pennsylvania law affecting all electrical contractors installing traffic signals for state and local projects in the Commonwealth. The Court’s opinion in Kuharchik Construction, Inc. v. ...

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 ...

Cohen Seglias is pleased to announce that partners Paul Thaler and Shan Wu are among the inaugural class of The American Lawyer’s South Trailblazers. Those selected as Trailblazers are attorneys based in the southern region of the United States ...

We are pleased to announce that three Cohen Seglias attorneys were selected to this year’s New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. The Super Lawyers list recognizes a maximum of 5 percent of attorneys in each state and the Rising Stars list ...

In a recent Construction Dive article, Lisa Wampler discusses how the reality of current market conditions gives contractors leverage. Lisa said, “Even though there may be a contractual right to refuse an escalation change order, the customer ...

When the Department of Education (ED) issued the final rule in May 2020 mandating compliance by Aug. 14, 2020, one of the most hotly contested issues was cross-examination and the effects of not participating in it. Pursuant to the new regulations, ...

Mike McKenna is featured in a Construction Super Conference article highlighting their annual conference presenters. ORLANDO, FL – Michael McKenna, the self-described “old man” of Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC, already had an ...

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 ...

Question: I took a few of the homes in our community through the abandonment process set out in the Manufactured Homes Community Rights Act, and I am trying to sell them. I have now learned that a couple of them are on our county’s upcoming ...

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals recently decided what constitutes actual notice of sexual harassment in Title IX cases. A school has actual knowledge, also referred to as actual notice, when a report is made to any school official, regardless of ...

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 ...

In a move that has effectively ended the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s eviction moratorium, the United States Supreme Court has allowed the D.C. District Court’s judgment vacating the moratorium to be enforced. In a 6-3 opinion, ...

Government contracting attorney Casey McKinnon is quoted in The Business Journals’ – The Playbook article regarding the SBA’s temporary suspension of the location requirement and its impact on 8(a) construction contractors. Casey ...

With each new subcontract negotiated, contractors have an opportunity for the “art of the possible”—a chance to negotiate the best possible deal to work on a new project. Doing so depends on considering not only the scope of work and pricing ...

We are pleased to announce that 12 Cohen Seglias attorneys are listed in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Lawyers are recognized based on an exhaustive peer-review process. In addition, a number of associates are included in Best ...

It is no secret that the prices of construction materials and equipment have been skyrocketing. The costs of lumber, steel, copper, glass, and PVC, for example, have increased dramatically since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and through the ...

The new Title IX regulations went into effect one year ago, but with fewer or no students on campus, it’s tough to say how the new regulations would have played out with in-person classes and students living on campus. However, the one-year mark ...

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 ...

Ed Seglias commented on a judge’s ruling halting construction at Lehigh Valley International Airport. While the ruling clears certain legal hurdles for the clients, Ed noted, “We need to address the issues that are still ...