With the pandemic impacting the construction industry, hundreds of millions of dollars of public construction revenues are at stake. Those impacted need to analyze their contractual rights and responsibilities immediately. Government construction projects forced or anticipated to shut down may result in the termination of a contract or contracts. Becker […]
According to panelists in the Associated General Contractors of New York State webinar last week, it’s not just the coronavirus that poses a threat to the construction industry. Another factor impacting general contractors is a lack of available specialty contractors, which could be devastating to the industry. Employees at some specialty […]
Areas of Focus:
Construction Law & Litigation
“Construction Companies Lobby to Keep Working as Coronavirus Spreads, “ Wall Street Journal
03.27.2020
As state and local governments shut down or grind to a halt with the spread of the coronavirus, the construction industry is pushing to keep projects up and running. The industry employs 7.6 million Americans, or 5% of the workforce. Some states have deemed construction workers as non-essential or have […]
Areas of Focus:
Construction Law & Litigation
“Expanding the Professional Liability of Architects and Engineers to Contractors” – ActionLine
03.24.2020
More than 45 years ago, the Florida Supreme Court established in A.R. Moyer v. Graham that an architect can be liable to a contractor who is impacted by the architect’s negligence. A.R. Moyer established the potential for liability even without contractual privity between the architect and the contractor. Opinions that […]
Cybersecurity During COVID-19
03.24.2020
By now many of your employees are working remotely. As an employer, this poses an increased risk for a cyber incident to occur. Cyber threat actors are preying on the concerns associated with COVID-19 and using the hysteria as a launching pad for cyber-attacks. These attacks can have significant consequences. […]
