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Change Orders, Lien Releases, and Claims, Oh My!0

How (Sub)Contractors Can Ensure They Protect Their Rights to What They Are Owed By Michael Metz-Topodas, Saul Ewing LLP michael.metz-topodas@saul.com Despite construction project’s fundamental premise—contractors should receive payment for work properly performed—too many subcontractors have lived through too many horror stories about projects where that does not happen. Such scarring experiences can lead subcontractors to

Change Orders Without Chaos: Simplify Your Process 0

By Eric Travers, Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter For subcontractors, change orders are a fact of life on construction projects. They can stem from design revisions, unforeseen conditions, impacts from general contractor (GC) decisions or interference from other trades, or owner-driven scope expansions. While change orders almost by definition mean more work—and potentially more revenue—they

DEI Executive Order Overview 0

By James Yand, Miller Nash LLP The January 21, 2025, Executive Order (EO), titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination And Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” was released and carries significant implications for federal contractors. Some of the implications for federal contractors include: Pay applications will now require certification that the general contractor does not operate DEI programs that violate

Breaking Barriers: Women in Construction, Construction Law and Beyond 0
- Best Practices, Legally Speaking, Outlook & Trends
- March 24, 2025
By Emily Martin, Saul Ewing 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 to hinder women’s full participation in the field. However, as more women
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President Trump’s Initial Immigration Actions and Potential Impacts on Employers 0
- ADVOCACY, Construction in the Courts, Legally Speaking, Outlook & Trends, SUBCONTRACTORS
- February 25, 2025
By Rebecca A. Winterscheidt, James P. Melendres, Benjamin A. Nucci, Jessica Van Ranken, and Courtney Moore, Snell & Wilmer Within the first few hours of his second presidential term, President Trump signed several new executive orders and rescinded many Biden administration executive orders concerning immigration. These orders, particularly those involving heightened scrutiny towards visa applications,
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Transforming Construction 0
- Legally Speaking
- December 17, 2024
By Karalynn Cromeens, Cromeens Law Firm PLLC I occupy a unique place in the construction industry. As a construction lawyer who co-built a business, I understand my clients’ positions but have enough distance from their jobs to see how things could be different. What are things the industry struggles with or inefficiencies that could be
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