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On March 22, 2020, the City of Philadelphia issued a Prohibition on Non-Essential Business that mandated the closure of a wide range of commercial and retail businesses operating in Philadelphia, including all non-emergency residential and commercial...By: Blank Rome LLP

In Hensel Phelps Constr. Co. v. Superior Court, 257 Cal. Rptr. 3d 746 (Cal. Ct. App. 2020), the Court of Appeals of California, Fourth Appellate District, addressed whether a party’s contractual definition of the phrase “substantial completion”...By: White and Williams LLP

Non-essential construction is not presently permitted in Boston, but draft best practice guidelines and an associated contractor certificate identify the way forward for owners and contractors. Non-essential construction is on pause in Boston as of...By: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

On April 26, 2020, Governor Cuomo broadly described New York’s plan to reopen the state beginning on May 15. Like many other states, New York plans to reopen in phases and by region as certain benchmarks are satisfied. Construction is included in the...By: Cozen O'Connor

On April 29, 2020, six Bay Area counties – Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara – as well as the City of Berkeley, each issued substantially similar updates to their extended local shelter-in-place orders, with...By: Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order on May 1, 2020, making residential and commercial construction among the first sectors of the economy to reopen as the state gradually lifts its stay-at-home orders. The order allows workers in...By: Miller Canfield

Although the construction industry was generally exempted from Governor Jim Justice’s March 23, 2020 Order directing all non-essential businesses to temporarily close due to COVID-19, the pandemic will nevertheless have a significant effect on the...By: Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

United States - The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) faced new issues this quarter with the unprecedented challenges brought about by the COVID-19 global pandemic. In March, the agencies made certain changes to the...By: McDermott Will & Emery

The six Bay Area counties that led the way in requiring their citizens to shelter in place on March 16 and again on March 31—Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara—issued new orders on April 29 extending many of the...By: Perkins Coie

Governor Wolf announced that Pennsylvania construction companies will be permitted to resume operations beginning May 1, one week ahead of schedule, provided they adhere to the Administration’s guidance....By: McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC