LEGAL Archives

The Regulation Changed. Did Your Workforce?0

By Troy Clark, MSC Safety Solutions Construction companies are used to change. OSHA revises standards. Building codes move through new cycles. Owners introduce different requirements, while sustainability expectations continue to influence how projects are designed and built. Companies respond by reviewing their programs, updating procedures, and communicating what has changed. The difficult part comes after

What Is “Incorporation by Reference” and What does That Mean?0

By David A. Harris, Manier & Herod THE DOCTRINE OF incorporation by reference is a general rule of contract law that applies when a contract expressly describes another document which is incorporated and interpreted as part of the new contract. The doctrine allows contracting parties to add or supplement their agreement by referencing a separate

Colorado Supreme Court Reinforces Subcontractor Payment Rights on Public Works Projects 0
- CONSTRUCTION, Construction in the Courts, LEGAL, SLDF, SUBCONTRACTORS
- May 5, 2026
Below is a recap of the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision in the Wadsworth case, which was a huge victory for the construction industry, thanks to help and assistance of ASA and the Legal Defense Fund. Per Mark Gruskin – “the breadth of the Colorado Supreme Court decision underscores the severe negative impacts on subcontractors in
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Prefabrication: The Better Way to Build 0
- LEGAL, Legally Speaking, Outlook & Trends, TECHNOLOGY
- March 31, 2026
By J. Brewer Anderson, Cobb Law Group Prefabrication has been taking over the way contractors work and build. It is more important than ever for subcontractors to increase their knowledge and usage of this new technology. It is cost efficient and time efficient, safer than traditional methods, and scalable; yet, many subcontractors are unable to
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Project Documentation 0
- LEGAL, Legally Speaking, Risk Management
- November 25, 2025
By Brian K. Carroll, Sanderford & Carroll Project documentation is exceptionally important to every aspect of the construction project lifespan. Documentation is important for everything from internal QA/QC to making sure a Subcontractor can develop a successful claim if/when a dispute arises on a Project. Almost as a universal truth, the party in a construction
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