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16,000 nationwide complaints to OSHA agencies since April prompt sector-specific guidance - OSHA continues to publish new COVID-19 guidance, including issuance of a recent construction work guidance on May 26. As employee complaints to OSHA continue...By: Stinson LLP

California Appellate Court Provides Guidance - Passthrough payments negotiated prior to the dissolution of redevelopment agencies must be paid in full before remaining tax increments are distributed....By: Best Best & Krieger LLP

Over the past few months, an increasing number of owners have decided to halt, cancel or postpone their construction projects. Concerns about health and safety, decreased demand and changed financial circumstances have all prompted owners to sit down...By: Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

On May 29, 2020, in Constr. Drilling, Inc. v. Engineers Constr., Inc., the Vermont Supreme Court upheld a trial court’s judgment in favor of general contractor on an extra work payment dispute. The Supreme Court agreed with the trial court’s...By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

INTRODUCTION - COVID-19 and the ensuing economic turmoil are continuing to adversely impact businesses worldwide. As a result, in the months ahead, it is anticipated that many companies either will be unable to survive on a stand-alone basis or will...By: K&L Gates LLP

Bricker attorneys Frank Merrill and Christine Rideout Schirra will be presenting 'Environmental Permitting Appeals and Pipeline Construction: Are the circuit courts the new environmental review courts?' for the Institute of Energy Law on June 25,...By: Bricker & Eckler LLP

Executive Summary. On May 21, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to the current rules that require public companies to disclose financial information on significant acquisitions and divestitures of businesses. The...By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis:  New York City construction projects are set to resume, after Governor Cuomo’s shutdown of most construction projects in New York in late-March 2020 to combat the spread of COVID-19.  This Legal Update provides information about...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The coronavirus pandemic has shocked the global economy, transformed industries, and upended our daily lives. Its effects will be felt for years. So, what do these changes mean for antitrust counseling? This article explains six trends for antitrust...By: Foley & Lardner LLP

On May 26, 2020, the Court of Appeals of Maryland (Maryland’s highest court) held that where one of the two parties to an AIA contract sues or settles with a third party, the AIA contract’s mutual waiver of subrogation precludes that third party from...By: Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP