by Kimberly Schaffer | Mar 14, 2022 | Clemente J. Parente, Construction, General
On March 11, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced the publication of the proposed rule, “Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations.” DOL Secretary Marty Walsh said that the Wage and Hour Division plans to carry out the “most...
by Kimberly Schaffer | Feb 1, 2022 | Energy, Energy Facilities and Siting, General, Leonard H. Singer
Couch White partner Len Singer was successful in persuading the New York Appellate Division, Second Department to deny a motion for a stay of construction of the transmission line connecting the South Fork wind farm, New York’s first offshore wind farm, to the...
by Kimberly Schaffer | Dec 13, 2021 | Construction, Construction Contracts, Donald J. Hillman, General
As part of the Fiscal Year 2020-21 New York State Enacted Budget, lawmakers passed legislation which will expand prevailing wage requirements beyond public works projects to include some private projects as well – a first in the State’s history. The law, which becomes...
by Kimberly Schaffer | Oct 29, 2021 | Corporate Commercial Transactions, General
Our latest installment during October’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month is on New York’s Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act, enacted in 2020. As our prior two installments detailed the various methods to prevent a system breach from a cybersecurity...
by Kimberly Schaffer | Oct 27, 2021 | Corporate Commercial Transactions, General
As we previously announced, October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Couch White, LLP is proud to share messages and weekly themes of the importance of staying safe online. The theme of Week 2 of Cybersecurity Awareness Month is “Fight the Phish.” The attached...
