By Don Wallis. Congress continues to pass stopgap budgets every few months with no reasonable expectation of drafting a long-term budget. As of today, it appears there is no chance Congress will pass a long-term budget before the Friday deadline and

The bill appears to be a response to the #MeToo movement. The #MeToo movement has exposed numerous instances of payments to individuals, primarily women, who have received cash settlements in return for keeping silent about the harassment they have e

The termination of the DACA program may potentially remove hundreds of thousands of workers from the workforce. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program created a legal status for children of illegal immigrants that allows them to re

Virginia has expanded the ability of prevailing parties in construction disputes to receive attorneys’ fees. Under the “American rule,” the prevailing party in a construction dispute can obtain reasonable attorneys’ fees if the construction c

A rapidly developing option for covering litigation expenses. An article in ENR magazine by Scott Van Voorhis and Richard Korman discusses litigation funding by “hedge funds and other investors betting they can earn a sizable return financing an ac

We’d like to thank everyone who came to this year’s Construction SuperConference in Las Vegas! We hope you were informed, inspired, and discovered new ideas and solutions for your projects and facilities, while catching up and connecting

By Don Wallis Top management must initiate and enforce company regulations that protect all their employees. TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year Award for 2017 acknowledges the efforts of the “Me Too” movement to expose and reduce sexual harassm

This is the first revision in 10 years. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) design and construction contract forms are probably the most widely used contracts in the construction industry. They define the legal relationships between the Owner,

Conditions precedent must be proven.   An article in Florida Construction Update by Sanjo S. Shatley contains a detailed account of Fifth District Court of Appeal’s decision in Don Facciobene, Inc. v. Hough Roofing , Inc., Case Nos. 5DI5-1527, Ju