Neil Keenan, William Abramovicz and Matthew Bedan | Forensic Risk Alliance The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact all facets of the global economy, disrupting supply chains and work forces, and straining contractual relationships between businesses. These issues are especially important in the construction industry, which traditionally relies on precise schedules of workers and material, and… Continue reading The Impact of COVID-19 on the Construction Industry: Planning for the Inevitable
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OSHA’s New Construction Webpage Provides Specific Guidance For Employers In The Construction Industry
Douglas C. Bracken | Kane Russell Coleman Logan While the media is currently distracted from the Coronavirus, the economy is still struggling to reopen from the shut downs Coronavirus caused. As businesses reopen, employers are obligated under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (“OSH Act”) to provide a safe workplace for their employees.… Continue reading OSHA’s New Construction Webpage Provides Specific Guidance For Employers In The Construction Industry
Construction After COVID-19: Mitigating Design-Related Risk in a Post-Pandemic Paradigm
Ehren M. Fournier and Carl R. Pebworth | Faegre Drinker Among various other disruptions and turbulence that COVID-19 has brought to the construction industry, it has also introduced new concerns about the way we use and design public spaces. These insights provide new and distinctive opportunities — and risks. What design changes should professionals put… Continue reading Construction After COVID-19: Mitigating Design-Related Risk in a Post-Pandemic Paradigm
Immediate Steps for Owners and Developers in Response to COVID-19 Construction Delays and Cost Impacts
Kevin P. Wallace, Matthew Dials and Peter Lotfalla | Troutman Sanders As local and state authorities begin gradually lifting COVID-19 pandemic related governmental stop work orders, the construction and real estate industries are grappling with the question of how to recommence on-site work. Whether it be adjusting work sequences to accommodate social distancing guidelines or… Continue reading Immediate Steps for Owners and Developers in Response to COVID-19 Construction Delays and Cost Impacts
Emerging from COVID-19: Impacts to Consider
Charles F. Boland and Barrett L. Richards | The Dispute Resolver The relaxation of COVID-19 stay-at-home orders and reopening of the economy is a prominent news headline. As the return to everyday activity progresses it is important to prepare in advance for this “return to normalcy”, which will almost certainly come in stages, especially as… Continue reading Emerging from COVID-19: Impacts to Consider