Jury awards $150M for 2019 Seattle crane collapse

Jurors found four construction companies acted with negligence, and assigned blame for the deaths and injuries that resulted from the accident to three of them. 

By Joe Bousquin • March 21, 2022

What cyber incident reporting rules mean for critical infrastructure

The goal of the legislation is to provide legal cover for companies to share threat intelligence with law enforcement and government agencies.

By David Jones • March 16, 2022

What to know about Texas' new lien laws

The law change went into effect this year. It extends the ability to make claims against a project to subcontractors and design professionals.

By Sebastian Obando • March 14, 2022

DOL proposes new Davis-Bacon rules

The potential change to how prevailing wages on federal jobs are determined uses a system that was last in place in 1983.

By Joe Bousquin • March 14, 2022

Contractor faces jail time over worker death in 'extremely rare' sentence

Washington-based owner Phillip Numrich pleaded guilty to attempted reckless endangerment, down from second-degree manslaughter.

By Matthew Thibault • March 8, 2022

The Dotted Line: What to know about New York's new construction wage theft law

General contractors in the Empire State are now liable for ensuring that all project workers are paid in full.

By Julie Strupp • Feb. 22, 2022

Feds probe diversity, civil rights claims on $1.5B Kansas City airport project

City officials failed to track minority and female participation on the new terminal project, according to a Federal Aviation Administration document.

By Joe Bousquin • Feb. 17, 2022

Why private construction jobs are requiring surety bonds, too

Bonding is no longer just a requirement for public works projects.

By Jacqueline Greenberg Vogt • Feb. 11, 2022

Contractors prepare for enforcement of New York City vaccine mandate

As requirements for private firms ramp up, an official told Construction Dive that the city will focus on educating employers rather than fining them.

By Sebastian Obando • Feb. 10, 2022

5 tech tools for contractors to head off COVID-19 claims

The pandemic exacerbated many challenges, but it also fueled tech adoption in construction that could aid with problem-solving and communication.

By Julie Strupp • Feb. 9, 2022

Baltimore County inspection official waived project fees, received favors: IG report

Arnold Jablon improperly dismissed millions in fees for the developer of the $220 million Metro Centre at Owings Mills project.

By Matthew Thibault • Feb. 4, 2022

The top OSHA violations of Q4 2021

This past quarter saw repeat offenders and fines that eclipsed $400,000, and incidents that included a worker electrocution and fall in West Virginia.

By Matthew Thibault • Feb. 1, 2022

The most important action you can take to make project teams safer in 2022

Need to make your business smarter and workforce safer? It's time for EHS management software.

Jan. 31, 2022

Senators raise questions about Balfour Beatty's military housing management

The legislators want the Defense Department to address how a recent settlement will affect the developer’s contracts at 55 U.S. military installations.

By Leslie Shaver • Jan. 28, 2022

Construction firm sues Tyson Foods for lack of payment

Kentucky-based Gray Construction filed a $3.5 million federal lawsuit claiming the food giant hasn't fully paid it for a poultry plant in Tennessee.

By Sebastian Obando • Jan. 26, 2022

OSHA pulls temporary vaccine rule, says permanent mandate is in the works

The agency also asked the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to dismiss challenges to the emergency temporary standard as moot.

By Kate Tornone • Jan. 26, 2022

The Dotted Line: COVID-19 force majeure clauses are losing their punch

Two years into the pandemic, owners are pushing back against contracts and bids that cite COVID-19 as an excusable delay.  

By Joe Bousquin • Jan. 25, 2022

Granite fined $36K for asphalt plant emissions

Washington state levied the penalty after finding the firm wasn't using the required emissions control equipment for a second time. 

By Joe Bousquin • Jan. 18, 2022

Texas developer settles military housing fraud claim for $500K

Hunt Military Communities submitted false information to the Air Force in order to receive higher performance incentive payouts, according to the Department of Justice.

By Leslie Shaver • Jan. 18, 2022

Supreme Court blocks OSHA vaccine mandate for large employers

The ABC cheered yesterday's decision while a national worker safety group called it "deeply flawed."

By Ryan Golden • Jan. 14, 2022

Report: New York City's MTA must improve construction project record keeping

Some of the transit agency's construction jobs had an abysmal record retention rate, with one as low as 21%, according to its inspector general.

By Matthew Thibault • Jan. 12, 2022

Despite new federal ruling, Alabama proceeds with plans to build prisons with COVID-19 relief funds

The Treasury Department's ruling said that American Rescue Plan funds generally may not be used to build prisons.

By Matthew Thibault • Jan. 12, 2022

7 things we know (so far) about the infrastructure act

While much of the spending package is still coming into focus, there’s a lot that construction leaders can start planning for.

By Julie Strupp • Jan. 11, 2022

How higher rents, rising values will drive multifamily construction in 2022

Experts predict the factors that will influence apartment development this year.

By Leslie Shaver • Jan. 11, 2022

Balfour Beatty Communities pleads guilty, fined $65 million for defrauding U.S. military

Company employees manipulated data related to maintenance and resident satisfaction in military housing to earn millions in undue bonus fees.

By Leslie Shaver • Jan. 10, 2022