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Have a Great Memorial Day from Construction Law Musings

Well, the “official” beginning of Summer is upon us, local pools are opening, and the temperature is rising. The office is closed and I am enjoying the day off with my family and friends (now that things are as “normal as possible) and thinking about those that served this country. I hope that you are doing the same. Here’s wishing all of the readers of this construction law blog a great Memorial Day.

Thanks for your readership and comments and a special thank you to all of our men and women in uniform. They are the folks (past and present) that this day is all about. If you are a new visitor to Construction Law Musings, be sure to take some of your time off to peruse the various sections of the blog, including of course the Guest Posts from friends of Musings.

Have a great day and Musings will be back up and charging ahead in the days and weeks to come.

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Thanks for My 6th Year Running as a Construction Litigation Super Lawyer

It is with humility and a sense of accomplishment that I announce that I have been selected for the sixth straight year to the Virginia Super Lawyers in the Construction Litigation category for 2022.  Add this to my recent election to the Virginia Legal Elite in Construction and I’ve had a pretty good year.  As always, I am thrilled to be included on these peer-elected lists.

So without further ado, thank you to my peers and those on the panel at Virginia Super Lawyers for the great honor. I feel quite proud to be part of the 5% of Virginia attorneys that made this list for 2020.

The full lists of Virginia Super Lawyers will appear in the May edition of Richmond Magazine. Please check it out.

If you want to see the lists and haven’t received your magazine, a digital version of the Virginia Super Lawyers Magazine is available here.

Thanks again to all of you who participated in my nomination and election.

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PSA: Virginia Repeals Its Permanent COVID-19 Safety Standard

In January of 2021, Virginia was one of the first states to adopt a permanent workplace safety standard setting out employer requirements for COVID safety.  Later that same year, the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry updated the standard to make it less confusing and more easily complied with.

Now, as of March 21, 2022, DOLI has repealed that permanent standard in response to the changes in COVID guidance and other new information.  Instead of a permanent standard, DOLI provides “Guidance for Employers to Mitigate the Risk of COVID-19 to Employees.”  This guidance, along with the advice of counsel, should help you in moving forward during the next phase of the COVID pandemic.

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PSA: Virginia DOLI Amends COVID Workplace Standard

Originally posted 2021-10-05 11:41:25.

As the governmental response to COVID-19 evolves, so do the various standards that apply to employers.  Effective September 8, 2021, the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry superseded its earlier permanent workplace standard with a new standard.

In many ways, the new standard simplifies compliance because it gets rid of what I believed to be overly confusing workplace classifications into risk levels and simply applies the new standard to all workplaces regardless of how they would have been classified.  Some key points to keep in mind regarding the new standard are the following (with the recommendation that all employers read and understand the text of the standard): Continue reading PSA: Virginia DOLI Amends COVID Workplace Standard

Happy 2022 from Construction Law Musings!

As we bid farewell to a somewhat more “normal” 2021 (at least compared to 2020!), I want to wish you a happy, healthy, and fulfilling 2022.  Here’s to a continued path to normalcy (whatever that may be for you) and a prosperous construction world this New Year and beyond.

Without further ado, Happy New Year and best wishes from Construction Law Musings and The Law Office of Christopher G. Hill, PC.

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