Construction is booming in Nashville.  If there is any doubt, simply look at the Nashville Business Journal’s “Crane Watch.” Construction of smart buildings are also easier now thanks to the advancements…

I have had occasion to work with a number of clients confronted with bad outcomes in a government procurement process. The disputes have involved state, local and University of Tennessee…

Is the intoxicated worker’s injury exempt from reporting ?. . . No! In a March 21, 2016 letter of interpretation, OSHA determined that an intoxicated worker’s injury is not exempt…

On March 10, less than two months after Mayor Megan Berry imposed requirements implementing Charter Amendment 3, a/k/a Nashville’s local hire law, Governor Haslam signed a bill voiding the amendment. …

On October 7, 2015, I wrote about the potential death knell for Nashville’s local hiring law.  At the time, Herbert Slatery, Tennessee Attorney General, issued a formal opinion in which he found the…

So many times, construction industry participants view compliance with the applicable codes or standards as satisfaction of the participant’s duty of care – or evidence by itself that the participant…

In a continuing four-part series, LT Construction Lawyer Wally Irvin discusses the Tennessee Lien Law. Wally recently posted Part 1 of 4 on “Speaking the Lien Language,” Part 2 of…

Tennessee follows the “American Rule” concerning attorney fees.  Accordingly, even if a party wins his case, he is not entitled to attorney fees unless there is a contract or statute…

On Wednesday, January 20, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage & Hour Division issued Administrator’s Interpretation No. 2016-1 that expands and explains the “joint employer” standard under the Fair…

The new bipartisan budget passed by both the House and Senate, and signed by President Obama on November 2, 2015, will increase the penalties issued by the Occupational Safety and…

In a continuing four-part series, LT Construction Lawyer Wally Irvin discusses the Tennessee Lien Law.  Wally recently posted Part 1 of 4 on "Speaking the Lien Language" and Part 2 of 4 on "Lien on What?" Wally…