November 3, 2020
Contractor Obligations under Washington’s New COVID-19 Restrictions
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the landscape for businesses, including and especially those in the construction industry. As the virus continues to linger throughout the country, contractors have become accustomed to changing rules and policies, closings, re-openings, re-closings, and a host of other obstacles to operating in compliance and ensuring employee safety
November 3, 2020
Contractual Way to Fight COVID-19 Liability
In previous legal newsletters, we have provided waiver and release type language for COVID-19. However, the following contract provision utilizes a different approach — it is a forbearance provision which provides that the other party agrees to refrain from pursuing a claim based on the unintentional spread of COVID-19.
September 29, 2020
Hurricane Season During a Pandemic: How Construction Companies Can Prepare
Ironically, during a pandemic, experts have predicted that 2020 will be an “above-normal” hurricane season. In the days before a hurricane, residents of high-risk areas may find themselves subject to evacuation orders. Many people travel north to other states, while others flee to shelters. It seems likely that COVID-19 is an added threat to the panic that a major hurricane brings.
September 29, 2020
Are COVID-19 Liability Waivers Enforceable?
The novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, has fundamentally changed the way Americans do business. Because of the pandemic, business owners now face the dilemma of either trying to keep up with the constantly changing orders, rules, and guidelines to keep their doors open, or staying closed and possibly losing their businesses forever.
September 29, 2020
The Shield: Navigating Liability in the Construction Industry During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The winter of 2019 saw the onset of the largest global pandemic since the 1918 Spanish Flu. COVID-19 (the coronavirus) is a highly-contagious, novel coronavirus that has resulted in widespread economic shutdowns, increased governmental regulation of daily activities, the closing of businesses, re-opening of businesses, and even the re-closing of businesses in some cases.
September 29, 2020
Contractor Obligations under Washington’s New COVID-19 Restrictions
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the landscape for businesses, including and especially those in the construction industry. As the virus continues to linger throughout the country, contractors have become accustomed to changing rules and policies, closings, re-openings, re-closings, and a host of other obstacles to operating in compliance and ensuring employee safety...
September 29, 2020
Colorado COVID-19 Guidelines for Roofers
The COVID-19 pandemic has many Colorado roofers wondering what they must do to ensure they are complying with all State, County, and Federal COVID regulations. The following will provide you with a summary of applicable standards and regulations for your roofing business as well as discussion of best practices and ways to ensure that your roofing company is in compliance.
August 31, 2020
Cheat Sheet for Employee COVID-19 Exposure
Keep in mind that these guidelines are constantly changing, and you may have additional state and local guidelines, so please contact us before taking action. There are 3 situations in which the CDC recommends that employees quarantine...
August 17, 2020
COVID-19 and Safety on Your Job Site
The outbreak of COVID-19 becoming a pandemic has created havoc in all aspects of society, including and especially the construction world. In light of the pandemic, Canadian construction industry employers have certain obligations that must be met. They have immediate obligations to protect the health of workers who may be exposed to the virus, and may also face workforce interruptions, either due to employees contracting the virus, or due to supply chain disruption...
August 6, 2020
Liability of Employers in COVID-19-Related Workers’ Compensation Claims
As of the time of this writing, the State of Florida has surpassed New York as the state with the second-most recorded COVID-19 cases in the nation, exceeded only by California. According to the COVID-19 Dashboard from John Hopkins University, more than 420,000 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in Florida...