The Status of OSHA’s Impending Heat Stress Standard

Authors:

Stephen E. Irving

Published Date:

05/12/2022

This article was written for the ConsensusDocs newsletter and first appeared here. There has been much talk in the last several months about OSHA’s intent to establish a national standard to prevent heat-related injury and illness. OSHA’s Region VI, covering the states of Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico[1], has had a regional emphasis […]

Tariffs, a Pandemic and War: Construction Contracts Must Withstand the Unforeseeable

Authors:

Adam P. Handfinger | Adrian L. Bastianelli, III | Brett J. Moritz

Published Date:

05/10/2022

Peckar & Abramson attorneys Adam Handfinger and Brett Moritz of the Miami office and Adrian Bastianelli III of the Washington D.C office have co-authored the article, “Tariffs, a Pandemic and War: Construction Contracts Must Withstand the Unforeseeable.” The article, written for Construction Executive, discusses the impacts of materials shortages and price increases, labor shortages, and breakdowns in the supply chain, […]

Legal Q and A: Project Cybersecurity Liability

Authors:

Richard R. Volack

Published Date:

04/21/2022

Richard R. Volack, partner and chair of Peckar & Abramson’s Cyber Security & Data Privacy practice, recently answered The Construction Broadsheet‘s readers’ cybersecurity questions as part of the publication’s “Legal Q&A” feature. The questions included: We are a subcontracting firm working on a large project, and most daily communication is handled via email. One of […]

Second Circuit Brings Clarity To Scope of “Joint Employer” Theory in Discrimination Cases

Authors:

Kevin J. O’Connor | Aaron C. Schlesinger | Lauren Rayner Davis

Published Date:

04/22/2022

This article was written for the ConsensusDocs newsletter and first appeared here The “joint employer” doctrine has been used with increasing frequency by the plaintiffs’ bar to broaden the scope of target defendants in discrimination cases beyond those who would be traditionally regarded as the employer. This is true even in the construction industry, which […]

Time To “Construct” New Social Media Policies

Authors:

Aaron C. Schlesinger | Lauren Rayner Davis | Jennifer Harris

Published Date:

03/11/2022

This article was written for the ConsensusDocs newsletter and first appeared here I. The Social Media Dilemma Social media has significantly impacted all facets of society, especially the way people communicate. Its impact and application to the construction industry is no different. TikTok, the video-sharing platform, is one of the world’s most popular platforms today, […]