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“Time is money.” There are few places where that phrase is truer than in construction, and unfortunately, that truth has been highlighted by the coronavirus pandemic shutting down construction throughout Pennsylvania. Projects currently on standby...By: Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

While the country faces the COVID-19 pandemic, highway and transportation construction is almost uniformly proceeding across the country, even though state and local orders have shuttered other construction work. In fact, due to shelter-at-home...By: Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

The construction industry can resume operations statewide starting May 1, 2020 under recent orders from Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf. The Governor’s decision brought relief and excitement to contractors eager to get back to work. It also brought up...By: Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

I am proud to say this blog post has nothing to do with the coronavirus pandemic, but rather a simpler time. The year was 2017. Construction was thriving, and “social distancing” was not part of the lexicon. That year, Pennsylvania rolled out its...By: Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

As of April 13, 2020, Pennsylvania has over 24,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases. With a wide variety of executive orders and related guidance in place to slow the transmission of this illness, determining what work, if any, your construction business may...By: Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

The national response to the coronavirus pandemic has been overwhelming to the businesses. Entire states are enacting social distancing orders in hopes of arresting the spread of coronavirus, keeping employees at home to save them from the risk of...By: Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

During the coronavirus pandemic, it seems that the rules for employers are changing every day as federal, state, and local lawmakers issue new regulations, restrictions, and reporting requirements. In this Washington Building Congress webinar, Cohen...By: Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

The coronavirus pandemic has created novel burdens for contractors throughout the world. Project stoppages, limited work exemptions, and mandatory restrictions will continue to impact construction and related industries well into the future. Due to...By: Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

On Friday March 30, 2020, Governor Cuomo signed Executive Order 202.13 that modifies previous Executive Order 202.6 and narrows the types of construction sites that are authorized to continue in New York State. The new order authorizes only...By: Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

The national response to the coronavirus pandemic has been overwhelming to the nation’s businesses. Entire states are enacting social distancing orders in hopes of arresting the spread of coronavirus, keeping employees at home to save them from the...By: Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC