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2024 Construction Outlook
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2024 Construction Outlook

Throughout the past few years, the construction industry has been plagued with myriad issues, including supply chain constraints, labor shortages and material procurement problems, among others.
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The IRS has proposed regulations interpreting significant changes made by the SECURE (Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement) Act to how inherited IRAs and other retirement accounts can be treated by their beneficiaries, mostly relating to rules governing required minimum distributions (RMDs).
Ilana Bley
Partner
Vice Chair, Tax Planning and Structuring Practice
Jennifer Tolsky
Partner
Chair, Tax Planning and Structuring Practice
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses across the country filed claims for business interruption coverage with their insurance carriers, most, if not all of which, were denied.
Hannah Batsche
Associate
With the COVID pandemic seemingly winding down, and with much of the world starting to reopen to pre-pandemic levels, owners and contractors are eager, now more than ever, to complete their current projects and start new ones.
Richard Reizen
Partner
Chair, Construction Practice
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a technical assistance document on March 14, detailing recommended best practices for employers managing workers with caregiver responsibilities.
Hannah Batsche
Associate
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues are becoming crucial drivers of operational and investment decisions in both the public and private spheres, and the construction industry is no exception.
Richard Reizen
Partner
Chair, Construction Practice
Hannah Batsche
Associate
The U.S. Senate passed legislation on February 10, 2022, that prohibits employers from requiring arbitration with employees for certain disputes.
Hannah Batsche
Associate
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court greenlit enforcement of the vaccine mandate rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) while litigation regarding the rule continued in the lower courts.
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion staying enforcement of OSHA’s emergency temporary standard (“ETS”) which had required vaccines or weekly testing for employers with 100 employees or more.
Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit granted the Biden administration’s request to dissolve the Fifth Circuit’s November 6 stay on the emergency Covid-19 “shot-or-test” rule.
Hannah Batsche
Associate
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has updated its guidance on COVID-19 (What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws) to address when COVID-19 might be considered a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
David Michael
Managing Partner
Chair, Human Resources and Employment Practice