The rule adds requirements to an already complicated permitting process and ignores permitting reforms previously passed by Congress.
You may recall, 麻豆视频 of America filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) challenging the agency鈥檚 new final rule that designates two widely used per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as hazardous substances under the Superfund law, or Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). This rule imposes significant financial and legal burdens on contractors and could lead to costly litigation and stricter waste disposal practices.
麻豆视频 has notched some big wins in the courts in the last year and hopes to carry that momentum with litigation to protect construction companies.
We are excited to announce the opening of the 2024 Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) Assessment, a resource designed exclusively for construction firms. This tool empowers companies to establish a baseline, measure progress, and celebrate successes in their D&I programs, policies, and practices.
The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued final regulations on the prevailing wage and apprenticeship (PWA) requirements related to increased credit or deduction amounts for certain clean energy incentives, enacted as a part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
麻豆视频 is partnering with the Lean Construction Institute and Dodge Construction Network to study the national utilization of Lean in design and construction. The 12-15 minute survey will reveal important benchmarking data to determine the progress of Lean use throughout the industry, and we invite you to participate. As a construction professional, your input is critical to the success of this study, whether you utilize Lean or not. This research will determine the degree to which the design and construction industry is aware of and utilizing the specific Lean practices and provide the comparative data needed to understand trends based on previous years鈥 studies. Click on this link to take the survey. Please complete the survey by Friday, July 12th.
On June 10, 麻豆视频 of America, and several of its members, took to the witness stand in federal court to halt three unfair provisions in the new Davis-Bacon final rule impacting its coverage to truck drivers, contractors with material supply operations, and where an owner fails to include the requirement in the bidding documents/contract. Doug Walterscheid (J. Lee Milligan Inc., 麻豆视频 of Texas member), John Ramage (71 Construction, 麻豆视频 of Wyoming member), Doug Tabeling (Carroll Daniel Construction, Georgia 麻豆视频 member), and Jimmy Christianson (麻豆视频 of America) testified in the U. S. District Court for The Northern District of Texas in Lubbock on behalf of the association鈥檚 legal challenge to the U.S. DOL鈥檚 unlawful expansion of Davis-Bacon coverage to construction contractors. The court hearing was on 麻豆视频 of America鈥檚 motion for preliminary injunction that, if granted, would halt the U.S. Department of Labor鈥檚 enforcement of the three aforementioned provisions.
麻豆视频 recently released a new resource that provides contractors with tools to communicate effectively with project teams and successfully navigate the complexities of carbon reporting for a project. It describes a process for identifying accountability, what to track and report, and how to do so. Next steps? 麻豆视频 has some options for you to learn more about the playbook and carbon reporting in general.
This week, 麻豆视频 of America, in collaboration with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Waste Recycling Association, filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) challenging the agency鈥檚 new final rule that designates two widely used per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as hazardous substances under the Superfund law (also known as Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (or CERCLA). This rule imposes significant financial and legal burdens on contractors and could lead to costly litigation and stricter waste disposal practices.
Arbitration serves the construction industry well because arbitration panelists, who preside over binding decisions in arbitration, possess familiarity and subject matter expertise in construction. Construction cases often hinge on technical and complex matters. Also, arbitration generally offers faster and less costly resolution than litigation. In recent decades, arbitration has been critiqued for becoming more resource-intensive, involving extensive discovery. Some have coined this 鈥渁rbilitigation.鈥 There are ways for parties to act as decision-makers to streamline the process. ConsensusDocs is offering a July 18th live webinar entitled 鈥淯nlocking the Advantages of Arbitration Over Litigation,鈥 which you can register for here. The webinar will outline ways to use arbitration most efficiently.