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Out With The Old, In With the New: A Flurry of Recent Executive Orders May Greatly Affect the Construction Industry New presidential administrations inevitably bring change. But the scale of change brought about by the flurry of Executive Orders issued by the Trump administration in its first days...

As a national leader in life sciences innovation, Philadelphia has seen significant expansion in research and development infrastructure. The city’s transformation is driven by substantial investments in life sciences construction, particularly in the areas of University City and Center City, where...

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) by insurance companies is one of the most important regulatory issues currently facing the U.S. insurance industry. Recommendations and decisions concerning insurance policy underwriting, pricing and claims adjudications can now be performed faster and more...

In the long male-dominated construction industry, women have comprised only a small percentage of the trades workforce and leadership positions. Despite significant progress in broadening female representation in the industry, gender stereotypes, workplace discrimination, and legal barriers continue...

James Rohlfing authored the feature story, “Illinois Legislature Makes Notice of Mechanics Lien Easier” in the Summer 2024 issue of the Illinois Mechanical & Specialty Contractors Association’s Substance publication. The article addresses how the Illinois legislature has expanded the methods for...

"Solar energy construction has increased significantly in recent years across the United States, with some forecasters expecting another rise of at least 75% for 2024. This growth in solar projects results in good measure from existing and additional tax credits continued and implemented through the...

The work of subcontractors is largely guided by the written contracts to which they agree, making those contracts important to their company’s success. Ideally, contracts should be balanced, and they should allocate risk to the party able to control the risk, but that is often not the case. Though...

On May 25, 2023, the Illinois legislature passed HB 2878, a colossal 195-page bill, that impacts numerous public procurement laws, including curbing the percentage of retainage that local governments may withhold from contractors on public construction projects in Illinois. On June 22, 2023, the...

Contractors could start seeing six-figure fines from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in the next few months thanks to sweeping policy changes implemented earlier this year. In a press release and two internal memoranda issued January 26, 2023, the Department of Labor (DOL)...

In this article, Bill Warren, a partner in the Firm's Government Contracts Practice, describes the current PA municipal policies applied in assessing building permit fees on public projects undertaken by school districts, counties and other public entities and the recommended approach to challenging...