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Reduce Construction Risk With Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Published Date: June 9, 2020

The article “Reduce Construction Risk With Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning,” written by Adam P. Handfinger, Co-Managing Partner of Peckar & Abramson’s Miami office, and Kris Lengieza, Senior Director of Business Development at Procore Technologies, was published in Construction Executive on June 2, 2020. Adam and Kris discuss the impact of technology on the construction industry and the significant advancements [...] Read More

Construction Among Occupations Allowed to Conduct Pre-Employment Drug Testing for Marijuana in New York City; New York City Has Banned Pre-Hire Marijuana Testing For Many Other Occupations

Published Date: May 20, 2020

Effective May 10, 2020, the City of New York enacted a law prohibiting most public and private employers from testing prospective employees for marijuana pursuant to a pre-employment drug test. The prohibition was added as a new basis of unlawful employment discrimination pursuant to the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL” - Section 8-107, paragraph 31). Construction employees, in [...] Read More

New Jersey Construction Reopens Monday, May 18 at 6:00 a.m.

Published Date: May 14, 2020

On Wednesday, May 13, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy issued Executive Order 142 providing for the resumption of non-essential construction projects in New Jersey as of Monday, May 18, 2020 at 6 a.m. Paragraph two of the Order, which can be viewed here, includes mandatory health and safety protocols to be followed. For a detailed discussion of issues to [...] Read More

Going Back to Work – Starting or Restarting a Construction Project During the Pandemic

Published Date: May 7, 2020

Over the next several weeks and months construction projects that had been shuttered will be restarted and new projects will be commenced. This Alert provides a checklist of issues that should be considered before starting or restarting such projects. These issues are drawn from lessons learned on “essential” projects that continued in hard-hit areas, guidance issued by various agencies including [...] Read More

What Do Hackers Want From Construction Companies? More Than You Can Imagine

Published Date: May 4, 2020

For many years now, we have seen hackers break into, hold for ransom, and destroy the IT systems of well-known finance, health care, and retail giants.  During that same time, the construction industry, along with many other industries, may have felt a certain false sense of security that hackers were not (or at least seemingly not) targeting them.  In the [...] Read More