Effective September 4, 2024, non-compete agreements with all employees, including senior executives, will be prohibited by a new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rule.

On February 10, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order pausing enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA"), with the stated purpose of "Further[ing] American Economic and National Security."

On December 13, 2021, the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene issued an Order mandating that all New York City private employers require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

The last eighteen months have brought tumultuous change for employers due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has been a great disruptor...

As a result, U.S. EPA has issued several press releases as well as a letter to all members of Congress to "correct the record" on the temporary enforcement policy.

On October 10, 2006, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Paul J. McNulty announced "a new national procurement fraud initiative" to promote the early detection, prevention and prosecution of procurement fraud.

Effective January 1, 2023, Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns (VOSBs) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns (SDVOSBs) will be required to obtain Small Business Administration (SBA)...

During a construction project, it is not uncommon for disputes to arise between a general contractor and a subcontractor. Frequently, these disputes involve claim...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a series of significant changes to the rules governing the use of refrigerants in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.

Everyone in construction knows that coordination is essential to a successful project, such as among architectural, MEP and structural drawings, different trades working in the same area and between materials delivery and installation on the job.

In June 2007, the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineers International (AACE) published its Recommended Practice on Forensic Schedule Analysis (RPFSA).

When construction defects occur during construction, they intensify pressure from a schedule that may already be tight.

When a disappointed offeror wants to challenge the award of a contract to a small business, there are two potential types of protests that it can make depending upon the circumstances of the case...

In a new opinion Lennar Homes of Texas Land and Construction, Ltd., et al. v. Kara Whiteley, Cause No. 21-0783, 66 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 8740, issued May 12, 2023, the Texas Supreme Court partially...

Imagine a project where you are unable to reach final completion due to an unresolved subcontractor claim. If the project owner is responsible for the claim...

When the principals of a newly formed partnership, closely held corporation, or limited liability company (LLC) launch their venture together, it is often accomplished without proper documentation.

On February 4, 2022, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects (EO), which will require the use of project labor agreements (PLAs)...

On February 19, 2008, in two cases that are likely to have far reaching implications for both insurers and insureds, the New York Court of Appeals (the state’s highest court), issued a landmark decision in Bi-Economy Market, Inc. v. Harleysville Insurance Company and Panasia Estates, Inc. v. Hudson Insurance Company, holding that an insurance carrier which wrongfully delays payment or denies coverage to its insured may be liable for consequential damages or other extra-contractual damages suffer

Many contractors on New York City construction projects have mistakenly come to believe that the "no-damage-for-delay" clause in their contract creates an absolute bar to recovery of delay damages.

Enacted in 1863 during the Civil War to combat "stupendous abuses" in the sale of provisions and munitions to the War Department, the False Claims Act (the "FCA") imposes civil liability...