by Mark A. Rysberg | Feb 15, 2017
By: Mark A. Rysberg Michigan’s prevailing wage law faces potential repeal in 2017. The first three bills proposed by the Michigan Senate are directed at repealing the laws that require labor on Michigan public construction projects be paid at prevailing wage rates...
by Aileen Leipprandt | Feb 3, 2017
By Aileen Leipprandt The Michigan Court of Appeals recently affirmed a contractor’s right to defense and indemnity from its subcontractor under the plain language of the parties’ subcontract. Provenzino v Macomb County Department of Roads, et al (January 2017). In...
by Aileen Leipprandt | Feb 2, 2017
By Aileen Leipprandt In Center Street Lofts Condominium Association v AZD Associates, Inc., et al (Mich. Ct. App. Dec. 2016), a condominium association sued an architectural firm, AZD Associates, claiming that AZD’s deficient design of the condominium project caused...
by Aileen Leipprandt | Jan 18, 2017
By Aileen Leipprandt The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed that a surety did not act in bad faith when it settled the claim of its principal contractor against the State of Michigan related to disputes on a prison construction project. Great American...
by Aileen Leipprandt | Jan 9, 2017
You never know what might spark a student’s interest in construction. Such was the case on December 21, 2016, when 10th grade students in the Academy of Design and Construction (ADC) at Grand Rapids Public Schools’ Innovation Central High School enthusiastically...
by Mark A. Rysberg | Nov 15, 2016
Construction Contracts: Flow-Through Provisions Author: Attorney Mark A. Rysberg Construction contracts are intended to define and memorialize the parties’ expectations regarding how they will perform during the course of a construction project. This series will...
by Mark A. Rysberg | Nov 8, 2016
Construction Contract Clauses: Integration Clause Author: Attorney Mark A. Rysberg Construction contracts are intended to define and memorialize the parties’ expectations regarding how they will perform during the course of a construction project. This series will...
by Hilger Hammond PC | Oct 11, 2016
By Elizabeth Welch Lykins Welch Law In May 2016, the Department of Labor (DOL) released its long-anticipated new overtime rule for Executive, Administrative, and Professional employees. These employees are generally your managers and white-collar professionals. If...
by Mark A. Rysberg | Oct 3, 2016
This article was originally posted in Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Assocation (MITA) publication, Cross-Section, Summer 2016 edition. By Mark Rysberg Contractors performing work on State and Federal construction projects are likely familiar with prompt...
by Aileen Leipprandt | May 13, 2016
By Aileen Leipprandt On May 3, 2016, in the case of Wyandotte Electric Supply Company v Electrical Technology Systems, Inc., the Michigan Supreme Court issued an important opinion regarding “notice” requirements under the Michigan Public Works Act (PWA). The case...
by Hilger Hammond PC | Nov 30, 2015
By: Mark A. Rysberg The Michigan Builders’ Trust Fund Act (“MBTFA”) creates liability for officers and employees of contracting companies; however, some confusion remains about what triggers that liability. The Michigan Court of Appeals recently clarified that...
