Stephen E. Irving, senior counsel in Peckar & Abramson's Houston office, has written "OSHA: What to Expect in 2022," an article for Construction Executive. The article discusses numerous significant matters OSHA has in the works which employers in the construction industry should be aware of. These matters include new rule drafting and several national and regional emphasis programs, which illustrate [...] Read More

Consistent with a growing trend across the country, New York has joined with other States, including neighboring New Jersey, to broaden the scope of New York’s whistleblower statute that protects employees who report certain violations of law from employer retaliation. New York did so by amending New York Labor Law § 740 (“NYLL § 740”).  The new law will become [...] Read More

The California Supreme Court recently issued two important decisions reinterpreting and limiting the historically broad application of California’s prevailing wage law: Mendoza v. Fonseca McElroy Griding Co.[1] and Busker v. Wabtec Corp[2] Compliance with California’s prevailing wage law on public works projects has always been challenging for contractors and subcontractors due to the broad language used and the harsh penalties [...] Read More

The last eighteen months have brought tumultuous change for employers due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  The pandemic has been a great disruptor, and has brought rules, regulations and related agency guidance that have served to overwhelm even the most conscientious and attentive employer. The welcomed arrival of COVID-19 vaccines has, in many respects, caused many employers even more confusion on [...] Read More

This article was written for the ConsensusDocs newsletter and first appeared here For centuries the ability to construct sophisticated structures has been the yardstick for measuring civilizations. Naturally, as our knowledge and capacity to build has evolved and developed over the ages, the methods of project delivery have similarly progressed. From Design-Bid-Build to CM-at-Risk and Design-Build to Integrated Project Delivery, [...] Read More