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Kevin Gaffney, conference director, “The CSC Board has put together an outstanding lineup of education sessions and provides attendees with one of the last opportunities of the year to earn MCLE credits.  Registering before Nov. 18th will also sav

By Don Wallis   Environmental regulation is changing dramatically. The cover story for the Nov. 6, 2017, issue of TIME magazine is entitled—The Wrecking Crew. How Trump’s cabinet is dismantling government as we know it. Massimo Calabresi in his

Contractors can rely upon quantity estimates provided by the government. The federal government often supplies contractors with estimates on the quantity of work that will be performed by the successful bidder. Contractors base their cost estimates a

Protection for shareholders has been significantly reduced One of the most long-standing and sacrosanct reasons for incorporating is to protect shareholders from liability in lawsuits against the corporate entity. Owners of corporations, large and sm

The reporting requirements are complex. An excellent article in California Construction Law Blog by Garret Murai outlines the compliance requirements established under OSHA’s Respirable Crystalline Silica in Construction Standard that went into eff

Under very specific conditions, contractors are exempt from withdrawal liability. ERISA (the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) stipulates that employers who withdraw from a multi-employer pension plan remain liable for any shortfall in

The 2017 Construction SuperConference (CSC) will feature an outstanding plenary panel session on Tuesday, Dec. 5, featuring a brilliant lineup of panelists. Led by Steven Charney, Chairman of Peckar & Abramson, P.C. the panel will be rounded out

By Don Wallis New legal rights for businesses and individuals are a key component of the venture’s success. Saudi Arabia has announced plans to build a 10,000 square mile, $500 billion industrial and business zone in an undeveloped area of the dese

The EPA has issued a directive limiting the sue and settle practice. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has traditionally allowed suits regarding non-discretionary statutory deadlines brought against the Agency by environmental a