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Opioids pose a substantial threat to the construction industry. According to the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), “Opioids have commonly been prescribed to construction workers to treat pain caused by these occupational injuries. Workers in the industry also have higher rates of opioid overdose death compared with other groups.”...By: Nexsen Pruet, PLLC

As we have all witnessed, the COVID-19 situation remains incredibly fluid and presents unique challenges to the construction industry, which is an essential business in the Carolinas. On April 21, 2020, OSHA issued an alert containing COVID-19 safety guidance specifically directed to the construction industry....By: Nexsen Pruet, PLLC

“This isn’t what I expected.” I hear that comment frequently from people that do not often participate in mediations. If you are involved in the construction industry, you will very likely have to participate in a mediation at some point to try to resolve a dispute. It might be a construction defect case, a payment dispute, a claim involving an ongoing project, or a myriad of other issues....By: Nexsen Pruet, PLLC

One of the biggest risks contractors and subcontractors face on construction projects is liability for consequential damages, although many of them may not even know about that risk, much less understand it. Consequential damages are damages which flow indirectly from a breach of contract and are typically related to delays in performance and delays in completion of a project....By: Nexsen Pruet, PLLC

National and international manufacturing companies continue to open new manufacturing facilities, and expand their existing facilities, in North Carolina and South Carolina. This gives rise to the issue of whether the manufacturing equipment used in such facilities must be installed by a licensed contractor under a building permit....By: Nexsen Pruet, PLLC

As we have all witnessed, the COVID-19 situation remains incredibly fluid and presents unique challenges to the construction industry, which has been deemed an essential business in the Carolinas. On April 21, 2020, OSHA issued an alert containing...By: Nexsen Pruet, PLLC

After some tense negotiations, near-misses, and threatened hold-outs, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) H.R. 748, into law on March 27, 2020. This third stimulus bill aims to provide relief and...By: Nexsen Pruet, PLLC

In the current pandemic, it is important for construction employers to understand safety and health best practices to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.While no OSHA standards relate specifically to communicable diseases, there are...By: Nexsen Pruet, PLLC

COVID-19 and the ensuing shutdown of much of the economy will affect construction projects dramatically. Projects have become more difficult to perform as industry participants juggle their obligations to their customers, employees, and the public....By: Nexsen Pruet, PLLC

The North Carolina Court of Appeals decided in a recent case that a residential real estate developer owes a duty to future homeowners to plan the construction of the subdivision so as to avoid such foreseeable risks as a piece of heavy equipment...By: Nexsen Pruet, PLLC