Client Alerts & Publications
A Need to Know: New Cybersecurity Requirements for Defense Contractors
Published Date: December 31, 2020
Lori Ann Lange, partner and co-chair of Peckar & Abramson's Government Contracting & Infrastructure practice, has written "A Need to Know: New Cybersecurity Requirements for Defense Contractors," an article for Construction Executive. The article discusses the new cybersecurity requirements that construction contractors working on DoD projects must adhere to. Read the full article here. Read More
Virtual Mediation – How Do I Make It Work For Me?
Published Date: December 9, 2020
This article was written for the ConsensusDocs newsletter and first appeared here. Mediation took the construction industry by storm in the late 1980’s and has become a staple for resolving construction claims. Today, most construction contracts, including the ConsensusDocs, require mediation as a condition precedent to binding dispute resolution, whether it be arbitration or litigation. As a result, many construction [...] Read More
The Adoption of a COVID-19 Vaccination Policy in the Workplace
Authors: Kevin J. O’Connor, Aaron C. Schlesinger,
Published Date: November 19, 2020
It was not long after the first pharmaceutical company announced a successful Phase 3 trial of a COVID-19 vaccine that questions began to be asked by employers about whether, and under what circumstances, an employer could mandate that employees receive a COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of employment. While it is presently legal for an employer to require, in certain [...] Read More
Natural Disasters’ Impact on Construction in the United States
Authors: Robert S. Peckar,
Published Date: November 17, 2020
Robert S, Peckar, a founding partner of Peckar & Abramson, and Crystal T. Dang, an associate in the firm's Houston office, have written "Natural Disasters’ Impact on Construction in the United States," an article for Construction Executive. The article provides guidelines in anticipation of disasters, for reviewing the impact of a disaster as it is happening, and developing a mitigation [...] Read More
Documenting Contract Changes in Construction
Authors: Justin D. Holzheauser,
Published Date: November 16, 2020
JD Holzheauser, a senior associate in Peckar & Abramson's Houston office, has written "Documenting Contract Changes in Construction" an article for Construction Executive. The article provides advice on actions a contractor can take during construction that will help them recover time or money when a contract’s schedule or scope of work needs to be changed. Read the full article here. Read More
