Publication
Under Construction – October 2020
Welcome to the fall edition of our Under Construction newsletter. As predicted, COVID-19 still plays a significant role in how we do business in 2020. In this issue, we take a look at how the coronavirus pandemic has continued to disrupt the construction industry.
We start with an article examining COVID-19’s influence on OSHA guidance as it pertains to the construction workforce. It answers questions about COVID-19 diagnosis reporting and compares it to other work-related incidents.
The next article also touches on COVID-19. As the pandemic continues, businesses are constantly learning how to legally comply with various mandates and if they can be held liable for COVID-19 exposure to their employees. Utah has mandated a new statute that could be followed by other states.
We then turn to how the duty of good faith and fair dealing has been affected by the pandemic, and the laws surrounding terminations for convenience in Arizona and beyond.
We hope you find these articles informative and enlightening. Please let us know if you want us to address a specific construction issue in a future newsletter. Be safe and keep your families, your employees and yourself safe. Hope we all have a brighter outlook by the time of our next quarterly Under Construction newsletter.
Best Regards,
Jim Sienicki
About Snell & Wilmer
Founded in 1938, Snell & Wilmer is a full-service business law firm with more than 500 attorneys practicing in 16 locations throughout the United States and in Mexico, including Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego, California; Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona; Denver, Colorado; Washington, D.C.; Boise, Idaho; Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Portland, Oregon; Dallas, Texas; Salt Lake City, Utah; Seattle, Washington; and Los Cabos, Mexico. The firm represents clients ranging from large, publicly traded corporations to small businesses, individuals and entrepreneurs. For more information, visit swlaw.com.
