Client Alerts & Publications
You Are on Notice: Failure to Comply With Contractual Notice Provisions Can Be Fatal to Your Claim
Authors: Jenifer B. Minsky,
Published Date: September 6, 2022
This article was written for the ConsensusDocs newsletter. Imagine your firm is the construction manager on a multi-million-dollar project. At the end of the project you are five million dollars out-of-pocket. You have a stack of claims for additional and extended work which led to the overrun, payment for which will easily cover the shortfall. However, the owner refuses to [...] Read More
Government to Release EEO-1 Data of Federal Contractors Unless Objections are Filed by September 19, 2022
Authors: Stephen E. Irving,
Published Date: September 2, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) intends to produce EEO-1 disclosures filed by federal contractors between 2016 and 2020 to comply with a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by a watchdog group journalist. If contractors wish to prevent release of the demographic information contained in those filings, the deadline to object is [...] Read More
Effective July 1, 2022, Contractors Will be Liable for their Subcontractor’s Failure to Pay its Employees’ Wages and Benefits
Authors: Edward O. Pacer, David J. Scriven-Young,
Published Date: July 25, 2022
On June 10, 2022, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed two House Bills that amend the Illinois Wage Payment & Collections Act, 820 ILCS 115 et. seq. (“Wage Act”), to provide greater protection for individuals working in the construction trades against wage theft in a defined class of projects. Pursuant to this new law, every general contractor, construction manager, or “primary [...] Read More
Getting the Deal Through – Construction 2023
Authors: Robert S. Peckar, Michael S. Zicherman,
Published Date: July 19, 2022
Peckar & Abramson founding partner Robert S. Peckar and partner Michael S. Zicherman served as contributing editors of Lexology's Getting the Deal Through - Construction 2023, which provides members of the construction industry, construction-related legal, and business providers with international expert analysis in key areas of law, practice and regulation. They also co-authored the Global Overview (the introduction to the [...] Read More
The Future is Now: Emerging Cybersecurity Issues in Construction Tech
Authors: Richard R. Volack,
Published Date: July 5, 2022
Richard R. Volack, partner and chair of Peckar & Abramson's Cyber Security & Data Privacy practice, has authored the article, "The Future is Now: Emerging Cybersecurity Issues in Construction Tech." The article, written for Construction Executive, highlights a recent shift in the application of construction technology within the industry and the potential cybersecurity issues that could arise as companies look [...] Read More
