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OSHA Will Not Be Compelled to Issue ETS

WASHINGTON, DC – Can OSHA be compelled to issue an emergency temporary standard (ETS) that deals with the COVID-19 pandemic? A May 18 lawsuit filed by the AFL-CIO asserted that the answer should be yes. The lawsuit ultimately hit a dead end whe
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Possible Modifications for CSC 2020

LAS VEGAS – What will the Dec. 7-9 Construction Super Conference look like in 2020? Greater spacing between seats, sanitation stations, dedicated entrances/exits, and reimagined registration areas are all on the table. The CSC team is discussin
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Insurance and COVID-19

TRUMBULL, CT – The fine print on countless construction contracts is getting a fresh scrubbing in light of the global pandemic. For example, do insurance provisions found in builders’ risk coverage (and other forms of property coverage) apply to
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CSC Aims for December 2020 in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS – Entering the third month of the COVID-19 crisis, organizers at Construction Super Conference (CSC) are still aiming to convene Dec. 7-9, 2020. Unlike last year’s conference at the Terranea Resort in Palos Verdes, Calif, CSC will retur
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Crisis Gets Us Back to Basics

ARLINGTON, VA – As senior counsel, Construction Law, for Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America, Brian Perlberg has seen his share of strife within the field of construction law. In the last two months, however, he’s seen an entirely new
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Pondering the Pandemic — Impact, Conflicts, Silver Linings, and Historical Context

EL SEGUNDO, CA – Wayne H. Kalayjian, PE, SE, CFE, is a keen observer of history. Last year at Construction Super Conference in Palos Verdes, Calif, he presented Dancing With Disaster: Great Construction Catastrophes and How They Shaped the Law.
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Industry News — Let the COVID-Related Lawsuits Begin

PITTSBURGH – The Builders Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh is suing Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, citing an “unfair double standard” in construction rules. An article in the Tribune-Review details efforts by the Builders A
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Leadership Through the Pandemic and Beyond

FAIRFAX, VA – Empathy, compassion, and trying to create clarity for teams and people you lead is important. That might be clarity about tomorrow, because it doesn’t have to be a long timeline with clarity because it’s obviously impossib

CSC Day 3 – Disasters, Miscalculations, and Construction Law

PALOS VERDES, CA – Construction is one of the most injury-prone industries in the world. If earthquakes and fires don’t claim a structure, human error will encroach at the most inopportune moments. “It’s the human factors that are much more d