Delegated design is when the lead design professional, an architect or engineer, delegates a portion of design responsibility to the builder. Standard construction documents have traditionally addressed this issue in a rudimentary fashion. The updated ConsensusDocs now provide more details and procedures for design development, approval, and design coordination with the overall project design to better address delegated design.
Partnering Agreements No Longer Required for the Now-Named Marvin M. Black Excellence in Partnering & Collaboration Awards
蜜桔直播 to offer an educational webinar on July 27 to help contractors prepare for what to expect from the U.S. Department of Labor鈥檚 Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs in upcoming audits and if they become involved in your Mega Projects.
In April 2022, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued the first national emphasis program (NEP) addressing outdoor and indoor heat-related hazards. 蜜桔直播 worked with the agency to issue a series of frequently asked questions (FAQs) clarifying contractors鈥 obligations under the NEP to better assist members with effectively protecting workers from hazards related to heat, while also avoiding citations during any enforcement proceedings. The FAQs offer clearer guidance regarding program elements and policies that OSHA will deem effective at protecting workers from heat related hazards. Issues addressed include availability and access to water, measures for providing shade, effective training methods and topics covered, among others.
In its unanimous June 29 decision in Groff v. DeJoy, the U.S Supreme Court disrupted decades of precedent in ruling that, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, an employer that rejects a religious accommodation request on the basis of 鈥渦ndue hardship鈥 must prove a burden well beyond a 鈥渄e minimis cost.鈥 The employer must establish that the rejected accommodation requires 鈥渟ubstantial increased costs in relation to the conduct of [the employer鈥檚] particular business.鈥 The Court further clarified that a negative impact on co-workers resulting from the requested accommodation does not automatically qualify the accommodation as an 鈥渦ndue hardship.鈥 The new test must be satisfied whether the 鈥渟ubstantial increased costs鈥 result from an impact on co-workers or otherwise.
Construction Association Urges Federal Officials to Issue Timely, Clear, and Consistent Regulations That Will Facilitate Spending to Proceed on a Wide Range of Projects Already Approved by Congress
Artificial intelligence or AI is causing significant disruption in the construction industry and our world. However, in the context of construction law, contracts, and risk management, the abbreviation 鈥淎I鈥 refers (first and foremost and for purposes of this article) to additional insured (AI). Obtaining coverage as an additional insured is part of the foundation for insurance coverage and legal defense against claims in construction. AI status allows upstream parties to access downstream parties鈥 insurance coverage directly and request that the insurance carrier provide a defense. This article highlights the importance of appropriately tailoring AI coverage obligations in your contracts and how the ConsensusDocs and the American Institute of Architects (AIA) standard construction contract documents handle this issue differently.