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• The Prevailing View on Prevailing Wages ( August 2003 )
  

  Recently enacted California legislation impacts when a private development project will be classified as a "public work," triggering the payment of so-called prevailing wages. Prevailing wages are hourly work rates published quarterly by the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) as the minimum wage rates payable to construction workers employed on public works in California. Prevailing wage requirements can escalate labor costs by 5% to 15%, or higher. Contractors who fail to pay prevailing wages face retroactive liability for the difference between wages actually paid and the prevailing wage rates applicable to the trade employed.

• Roofer Obtains 4.529 Million Dollar Verdict Against Contract Manager ( October 2000 )
  

  On February 1, 2000 a Baltimore City jury awarded A-1 Roofing, Inc., a Baltimore County roofing contractor, and its.

• Construction Project Documentation: A Basic Checklist of Documents That Should Be Maintained to Prove a Construction Claim ( May 2000 )
  

  It is not uncommon for a contractor that has encountered a construction claim to be surprised to learn that he has .

• The Finishing ( April 2000 )
  

  Owners and builders anticipate the completion of a project from the day construction begins. The process of finish.

• When bad things happen to good projects ( September 1999 )
  

  Restructurings related to projects can prove especially complex. Robert Vitale of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, N.

• Litigation Deadlines: If you snooze, you can lose! ( August 1999 )
  

  If you are involved in a matter which may lead to litigation, it is extremely important to keep.

• Detroit Living Wage Ordinance is Born ( January 1999 )
  

  The Detroit Living Wage Ordinance, passed by City of Detroit voters last November, applies to employers who, on or .

• Detroit's New Living Wage Ordinance ( January 1999 )
  

  A "NEW" MINIMUM WAGE: Late last year, the voters of the City of Detroit passed a Living Wage Ordinance. Employer.

• Selection of Alternate Bids Must be "Blind" ( March 1997 )
  

  A California Court of Appeals recently held that a city could request alternate bids in its pubic works solicitati.