2016 Construction Law

Mar 29, 2016

Lien on it

Let’s be immediately clear and cut to the chase: Subcontractors and material suppliers cannot properly be required to and should not furnish signed unconditional lien waivers unless they have actually received payment for the balance due on the construction project. It’s a bright line, and it’s as simple as that.

Mar 29, 2016

New construction laws coming into focus

Warm weather means construction season in Wisconsin, and contractors across the state are out in force, changing and improving downtown skylines and local neighborhoods. But long before the actual construction work begins, owners and contractors must navigate state statutes and local ordinances governing construction projects to ensure that their projects are in line with current law.

Mar 29, 2016

New OSHA silica rules set to fall heavily on contractors

By Buck Sweeney and Micheal Hahn Axley Brynelson, LLP The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is in the final stages of drafting new rules regarding employee exposure to silica in the workplace. The proposed rule, which was first brought up almost three years ago, would set a uniform standard for exposure to the respirable silica […]

Mar 29, 2016

3D Construction Printing – You can print anything, but should you?

By Kimberly Hurtado Hurtado Zimmerman SC Three-dimensional printing is the hottest, new technology for building information modeling data in the construction industry. Stereolithography and other dimensional-printing methods have been around since the late 1980s as an alternative to machine tooling, extrusion and casting processes, but only recently have they become sufficiently swift and affordab[...]

Mar 16, 2016