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Articles by Antonija Krizanac
SB 426 and Tenant Improvements: Does Ownership of the Finished Buildout Matter?
Oregon's Senate Bill 426 broadens potential wage-payment exposure on private construction projects by imposing joint and several liability on certain owners and direct contractors for unpaid wages owed to covered construction workers. The statute took effect on January 1, 2026. For landlords and tenants, one of the most significant interpretive questions may arise in the tenant-improvement context.
Navigating HB 3746 A: New Repose Periods, Moisture Testing, and HOA Rules in Oregon | JD Supra
What developers, insurers, lenders, and others should know about this pending legislation in Oregon Oregon's condominium sector has seen a significant decline in new construction over the past decade, prompting renewed legislative interest in how these projects are regulated and managed.
Battling the Heat: OSHA's New Rules for Construction Safety | JD Supra
Proposal is designed to protect all workers from heat-related health issues On July 2, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) took significant steps to address the risk of heat exposure in the workplace, particularly in the construction industry. This initiative is driven by the increasing frequency and intensity of heat waves, which raise the potential for increased health risks to workers.
Battling the Heat: OSHA's New Rules for Construction Safety
Proposal is designed to protect all workers from heat-related health issues On July 2, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) took significant steps to address the risk of heat exposure in the workplace, particularly in the construction industry. This initiative is driven by the increasing frequency and intensity of heat waves, which raise the potential for increased health risks to workers.
Material Price Surges: What They Mean For Construction And How To Cope
Material Price Surges: What They Mean For Construction And How To Cope Once again, the construction industry is facing significant challenges due to material availability and price increases. Copper prices hit a record high on May 15, 2024, and have gained around 30% in 2024. United States Corporate/Commercial Law Once again, the construction industry is facing significant challenges due to material availability and price increases.
Material Price Surges: What They Mean for Construction and How To Cope | JD Supra
With copper prices at an all-time high, now's a good time to be flexible with your projects – and revisit escalation and force majeure contract clauses Once again, the construction industry is facing significant challenges due to material availability and price increases. Copper prices hit a record high on May 15, 2024, and have gained around 30% in 2024.
Escrow No More: A New Era for Oregon's Construction Retainage Law in 2024 | JD Supra
Highlighting the updates that affect public and commercial construction contracts On March 7, 2024, the Oregon legislature enacted a significant change to the state's law on retainage requirements for public and private construction projects. The new law introduces options for contractors to receive full payment of progress payments without retainage and without interest-bearing escrow accounts.
Building in 2024: Recent Oregon Legislative Changes Impacting the Construction Industry | JD Supra
From wage updates to consumer protection to small-business development, what we saw enacted in 2023 – and what's in store for 2024 As 2023 comes to a close, it is the perfect time to look back and review recent Oregon legislative changes that will impact the construction industry in the coming year. The 82nd Session of the Oregon Legislature adjourned on June 25th, the designated constitutional date for sine die.
Ideas to Help Contractors Build Better Projects in the Year Ahead | JD Supra
As another year comes to a close, we should take this opportunity to reflect on lessons learned and apply them to build better projects in 2022. This was an interesting year for construction as bids and projects picked up in some market sectors and regions while bids and projects slowed or halted in others. Based on reports from various construction sectors, all of this activity resulted in a variety of claims and disputes in 2021.
Ideas to Help Contractors Build Better Projects in the Year Ahead
The year 2021 was an interesting and unsettled one in the construction industry — bids and projects grew in numbers in some market sectors and regions yet slowed or halted in others. An aftereffect of this activity was a variety of claims and disputes, which, coupled with the ongoing pandemic and increasing market uncertainty, particularly with respect to the supply chain, led to a year of disruption for the industry.
OP-ED: Ideas to help contractors build better projects in the year ahead
By: Antonija Krizanac in Constructive Advice December 20, 2021 11:58 am Email Address: Password: Enter your user name and password in the fields above to gain access to the subscriber content on this site. Your subscription includes one set of login credentials for your exclusive use. Security features have been integrated on this site: If someone signs in with your credentials while you are logged in, the site will automatically close your ongoing login and you will lose access at that time.
Liability Laws Still Require Contractors to Follow Safety Guidelines | JD Supra
About this same time last year, I wrote about effective COVID-19 safety policies and how contractors can ensure job site safety to comply with the developing Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 safety standards and guidelines. Since that time, much has changed in OSHA and CDC guidance and how businesses operate during a pandemic.
Liability Laws Still Require Contractors to Follow Safety Guidelines
About a year ago, I wrote a column for the Daily Journal of Commerce about effective COVID-19 safety policies and what contractors can do to maximize job site safety to comply with developing Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 safety standards and guidelines.
OP-ED: Liability laws still require contractors to follow safety guidelines
By: Antonija Krizanac in Constructive Advice May 20, 2021 11:22 am Email Address: Password: Enter your user name and password in the fields above to gain access to the subscriber content on this site. Your subscription includes one set of login credentials for your exclusive use. Security features have been integrated on this site: If someone signs in with your credentials while you are logged in, the site will automatically close your ongoing login and you will lose access at that time.
New Oregon Law Complicates Retainage on Construction Projects | JD Supra
If you do not follow the Oregon legislature closely, you may have missed a new law, which went into effect January 1, 2020, that impacts the treatment of retainage on private and public construction projects over $500,000.
New Oregon Law Complicates Retainage on Construction Projects
If you do not follow the Oregon legislature closely, you may have missed a new law, which went into effect January 1, 2020, that impacts the treatment of retainage on private and public construction projects over $500,000.
OP-ED: Guidance on COVID-19 policies and job site safety for contractors
Antonija Krizanac, left, and Louis Ferreira Federal OSHA’s general duty clause requires each employer to provide a workplace free from recognized hazards that are likely to cause death or serious physical harm. COVID-19 qualifies, and each contractor should draft for its work sites an applicable policy for implementing the latest guidance in order to minimize the hazard and protect employees.
Latest OSHA COVID-19 Safety Tips for the Construction Industry & Guidance on Drafting a COVID-19 Policy and Administering the Job Site to Minimize the Hazard | Stoel Rives - Ahead of Schedule - JDSupra
Updated: May 25, 2018: JD Supra is a legal publishing service that connects experts and their content with broader audiences of professionals, journalists and associations.
Latest OSHA COVID-19 Safety Tips for the Construction Industry & Guidance on Drafting a COVID-19 Policy and Administering the Job Site to Minimize the Hazard | LexBlog
OSHA’s General Duty Clause requires an employer to provide a workplace free from recognized hazards that are likely to cause death or serious physical harm. In the current pandemic, COVID-19 qualifies and contractors should draft a COVID-19 policy for their worksites implementing the latest guidance in order to minimize the hazard and protect employees.
What You Need to Know About OSHA, COVID-19 & Construction Work | JD Supra
Updated: May 25, 2018: JD Supra is a legal publishing service that connects experts and their content with broader audiences of professionals, journalists and associations.
Construction Work Under COVID-19 Orders in Utah
Unlike many of its neighboring states, there is currently no statewide “stay home” or “shelter in place” order in Utah. However, in response to COVID-19, Governor Gary Herbert has issued a “Stay Safe, Stay Home” directive on March 27, 2020. This is not a shelter in place order. It is a directive that tells individuals and businesses what they should do to slow the spread of COVID-19 in Utah.
Jane (or John) Hancock 2.0: Utilizing E-Signatures in the Construction Industry
In our increasingly electronic age, parties signing a construction contract, invoice, change order or other documents are as likely to do so by clicking on an “I agree” checkbox or inserting a digital signature, or e-signature, as they are to put pen to paper. In my first article for the Daily Journal of Commerce, I look at some of the laws behind e-signatures and outline several common pitfalls that come with using them. Read the article here.
OP-ED: Jane (or John) Hancock 2.0: e-signatures in the building industry
By: Antonija Krizanac in Constructive Advice December 19, 2019 1:07 pm Using e-signatures and digital documents is a great way to cut down on costs and improve efficiency with little risk if the correct processes and strategies are used to safeguard information. Email Address: Password: Enter your user name and password in the fields above to gain access to the subscriber content on this site. Your subscription includes one set of login credentials for your exclusive use.
OP-ED: A case of New York City graffiti becoming art
OP-ED: A case of New York City graffiti becoming art By: C. Andrew Gibson and Antonija Krizanac in Constructive Advice November 16, 2018 7:33 am A colorful 2018 legal case out of New York highlights a unique but potentially costly pitfall for owner-developers in connection with renovations of old graffiti-strewn buildings. The “5Pointz” buildings were a collection of run-down warehouses in Long Island City, Queens, New York City.
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