By: William E. Kelley, Jr., LEED AP Construction site safety is a critical part of every contractor’s role on a construction project, especially as it relates to the safety of a contractor’s own employees. However, when an employee of another contractor on the construction… Read More >
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Construction Site Safety and Liability for Other Contractors’ Employee Injuries: New Indiana Court of Appeals Case
No, the Law Regarding Recording of Mechanic’s Lien Notices Did Not Change
By: Joseph M. Leone Apparently, there is some confusion over whether recent changes to statutory recording requirements apply to the recordation of mechanic’s lien notices. On July 1, 2020, a new version of Indiana Code 32-21-2-3, which governs recording requirements for conveyances of property,… Read More >
Are COVID-19 Related Costs Compensable as Cardinal or Constructive Changes?
By: Thad Schurter COVID-19 has increased the costs of construction at every level of the industry. Supply chain delays, worker shortages, increased PPE requirements, project suspension, and the impacts of demobilization and remobilization have all conspired to create additional expense that was unanticipated at… Read More >
COVID-19 and Mutual Responsibility Clauses
By: Joseph M. Leone As everyone knows, there is a tremendous amount of uncertainty in the construction industry due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Schedules, productivity, safety processes, and seemingly everything else are being affected. In these difficult times, most contractors are making every effort… Read More >
COVID-19, OSHA, and the OSHA Whistleblower
By: Sean T. Devenney As a result of COVID-19 in Indiana, employees working in essential job functions are certainly asking more questions about safety in the workplace than ever before. These employees are finely tuned to the “social distancing requirements” and recommendations of the… Read More >
Construction Project Delays in a COVID-19 World
By: Patrick A. Drewry Since COVID-19 was formally declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020, the construction industry has been bracing for the impact it may have on the health of its employees and workers and on operations as a whole. There has been… Read More >
House Bill 1021 – Mechanic’s Lien Discharge
By: Scott P. Fisher Representative Jerry Torr has again offered a bill that seeks to streamline the discharge of a mechanic’s lien in place of a bond. Currently, to be bonded off, a general contractor or owner (or other party) must file an action… Read More >