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3/31/2014

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Reaffirms Statutory Employer Status for General Contractors

Author: Thomas O. Williams | Topics: Construction Law and Civil Litigation | Comments (23) Posted by

The Pennsylvania legislature, in passing the Worker’s Compensation Act more than 100 years ago, sought to protect injured workers by ensuring that insurance would be available to workers who were injured during the course of their employment. The General Assembly of Pennsylvania has amended the Act several times since its original passage in 1915, and courts have been reinterpreting ...

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3/14/2014

Insurer's Duty to Defend Contractor Expanded

Author: Theodore A. Adler | Topics: Construction Law and Civil Litigation | Comments (9) Posted by

In December, the Pennsylvania Superior Court decided a case that could have an impact on the coverage available to contractors under commercial general liability insurance policies. Often, when an owner sues a contractor for faulty workmanship, a contractor’s ability to receive coverage and a defense from its insurance carrier is dependent upon whether the allegedly faulty workmanship is an “occurrence” as defined in the insurance ...

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9/18/2013

Reager & Adler Lawyers Win Decision for Supplier Client

Author: Thomas O. Williams | Topics: Construction Law and Civil Litigation Hot Topics | Comments (45) Posted by

In a case recently argued before the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, Reager & Adler prevailed on behalf of a supplier client who had provided substantial amounts of material to a public project for which it was left unpaid. Payment to contractors, subcontractors and suppliers on a public project in Pennsylvania is governed by the Commonwealth Procurement Code. Contractors who have ...

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1/11/2024

Presentation - The Pennsylvania Public Works Employment Verification Act

Author: Thomas O. Williams | Topics: Employment Law and Employment Litigation Construction Law and Civil Litigation | Comments (102) Posted by

Earlier in 2012, Tom Williams, a shareholder in Reager & Adler and a member of the firm's Litigation team, presented a seminar entitled:

The Pennsylvania Public Works Employment Verification Act

Click the link above to view the PowerPoint Presentation for that seminar.

Thomas O. Williams, Esquire

TWilliams@ReagerAdlerPC.com

717-763-1383

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1/02/2025

Presentation - Understanding Key Construction Contract Provisions

Author: Thomas O. Williams | Topics: Construction Law and Civil Litigation | Comments (82) Posted by

In March, 2012, Tom Williams, a shareholder in Reager & Adler and a member of the firm's Litigation team, presented a seminar entitled:

Understanding Key Construction Contract Provisions

Click the link above to view the PowerPoint Presentation for that seminar.

Thomas O. Williams, Esquire

TWilliams@ReagerAdlerPC.com

717-763-1383

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12/06/2025

Presentation - Construction Workplace Misclassification Act

Author: Thomas O. Williams | Topics: Employment Law and Employment Litigation Construction Law and Civil Litigation | Comments (57) Posted by

Tom Williams, a shareholder in Reager & Adler and a member of the firm's Litigation and Construction Law team, presented a seminar earlier this year entitled:

Construction Workplace Misclassification Act

Click the link above to view the PowerPoint Presentation for that seminar.

Thomas O. Williams, Esquire

TWilliams@ReagerAdlerPC.com

717-763-1383

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11/07/2025

Kvaerner Revisited… Again

Author: Thomas O. Williams | Topics: Construction Law and Civil Litigation | Comments (1) Posted by

Once in a while, a legal case comes along and gains such a level of notoriety that it becomes known by one name. Like Cher and Madonna, the court case of Kvaerner Metals Division of Kvaerner U.S., Inc. v. Commercial Union Insurance Company, at least in the construction and insurance industries, has achieved this one-name status. “Kvaerner” ...

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7/20/2012

Pennsylvania Public Works Contractors Must Verify Employees

Author: Thomas O. Williams | Topics: Construction Law and Civil Litigation | Comments (69) Posted by

If your company performs construction work for a public entity in Pennsylvania, your lawmakers have just given you another chore. Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett recently signed into law Act 127 entitled The Public Works Employment Verification Act.

This new law, which will take effect on January 1, 2013, requires that all public works contractors and subcontractors verify the eligibility ...

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9/20/2011

Liquidated Damages: A Contractor’s Boogeyman

Author: Thomas O. Williams | Topics: Construction Law and Civil Litigation | Comments (17) Posted by

Contractors often live and perform their contractual obligations under the specter of liquidated damages. The threat of liquidated damages causes sleepless nights; the assertion of liquidated damages devours profits. Liquidated damages provisions are common in construction contracts; particularly on public projects and large privately funded projects. Subcontractors should take note that, even if your contract does not contain a liquidated ...

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8/02/2025

France’s Contribution to Contracts

Author: Thomas O. Williams | Topics: Construction Law and Civil Litigation | Comments (62) Posted by

While the French have made countless fantastic contributions to cuisine and culture, many of which can be easily recited by people around the world, one particular contribution from the land of champagne and baguettes is of a less auspicious nature. It is France’s one contribution to commercial contracts… the force majeure clause. This ubiquitous, but all but ignored, provision finds ...

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