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Cases concerning waiver of arbitration rights typically get into the nitty-gritty of what the parties did prior to one of them seeking to change course.

The IRS released a technical advice memorandum concluding that a taxpayer's construction activities and the resulting gross receipts represented domestic production gross receipts (DPGRs)...

The taxpayer in the case sold property to commercial builders or individual buyers who would then construct homes on the property.

As we previously reported, OFCCP released its latest Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL) on September 11, 2020, in which it identified 2,250 supply and service contractor...

On August 16, 2021, the District Court for Clark County, Nevada, denied an insurance company's motion to dismiss a property owner's lawsuit seeking

Under Executive Order No. 202.10, signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on March 23, 2020, all nonessential gatherings of any size for any reason are prohibited through April 22, 2020.

A recent New York appellate court opinion, Dreamco Development Corp. v. Cranesville Block Company, Inc., provides valuable insight into the application of the Uniform Commercial Code...

Every private construction project in Illinois will be affected by a new law, effective immediately. The Contractor Prompt Payment Act (815 ILCS 603/1, et seq.)

Jim Holland's article "Classifying Employees as Independent Contractors" was featured in Midwest Contractor on January 29, 2016.

The basic requirements for proving a change order are firmly established under Illinois law. To obtain relief for a disputed change order ...

Employers should prepare themselves for increased scrutiny from the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") in 2015.

On November 29, 2022, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (the "NJDOLWD" or the "Department") announced what it calls a "comprehensive enforcement strategy" to target...

On Labor Day 2021, newly appointed New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law several new measures designed to improve and enhance workers' protections...

While the Occupational Safety and Health Act sets the minimum requirements for workplace safety, employers must remain mindful that state and local regulations may impose more rigorous standards.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has recently updated its National Emphasis Program on outdoor and indoor heat-related hazards to better target inspections, enforcement, and outreach in industries most at risk for heat stress.

Employers providing services or construction work on public works projects for public entities and/or the government must pay prevailing wages.

As the National Labor Relations Aboard (NLRB's) radical December 2014 steps have shown, and to loosely quote William Shakespeare, "the Obama administration will not go quietly into the night."

Every year, the Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspection updates contractors and subcontractors on the requirements needed to operate in Philadelphia.