Agenda

Monday, June 15, 2020
12:00 – 3:30 pm EDT (including a 30min. break)

Overview of Contract Law
A. Ferrini

   Understanding the basics of contract law
   Standard forms of agreement
   Negotiating contract terms
   Contract documents and formation
   Scope of services and changes
   Making changes to contracts

Meeting and Exceeding Federal, State
and Local Safety Requirements in the Age of Coronavirus
J. Ho

   Occupational Safety and Health Administration update
   State and local safety and health laws
   Best Practices for Safety and Health Compliance
   COVID-19 Considerations: General Duty Clause and Other Applicable Standards
   Update on OSHA’s recordkeeping and injury reporting rules including COVID-19 exposures

Webinar Instructions

Each webinar session earns continuing education credit and can be registered for individually. All attendees must log-on through their own email – attendees may not watch together if they wish to earn continuing education credit. HalfMoon Education Inc. must be able to prove attendance if either the attendee or HalfMoon Education Inc. is audited.

Certificates of completion will be provided for each webinar attended and will be sent via email in PDF form about five business days after the conclusion of the series.

Webinars are presented via GoToWebinar, an easy-to-use application that can be run on most systems and tablets. Instructions and login information will be provided in an email sent close to the date of the webinar. It is highly recommended that you download, install and test the application before the webinar begins by clicking on the link in the email.

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Credits

Architects:
     3.0 CE Hours
     AIA 3.0 LU|Elective

Professional Engineers:
     3.0 PDHs

ICC:
     .3 CEUs (Administration)

Continuing Education Credit Information Details

These webinars are open to the public. New York Construction Law Day 1 offers architects 3.0 continuing education hours (3.0 AIA LU|Elective) and New York Construction Law Day 2 offers architects 3.5 HSW continuing education hours (3.5 AIA LU|HSW).

HalfMoon Education is deemed a New York-approved continuing education provider for engineers and architects via its registration with the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System (Regulations of the Commissioner §68.14(i)(2) and §69.6(i)(2)). Halfmoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers licensed in New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP0000700).

These events are approved by the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System. Only full attendance is reportable to the AIA/CES. The AIA/CES approval qualifies these events for New Jersey architects.

Speakers

Alexander F. Ferrini III

Partner and Attorney at Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP

Mr. Ferrini has served as lead construction contract writer and negotiator for private, corporate, and institutional projects, ranging from school district facility upgrades to the restoration of historic and iconic buildings, new multiuse developments of up to $500 million, and first-of-their-kind buildings in the New York City area. He has developed novel agreements and strategies to assist owners in moving their projects forward and has resolved complex claims that have paved the way for major new projects in multiple metro locations. Clients benefit from his extensive trial and appellate court experience and his cross-disciplinary approach in addressing their issues. Mr. Ferrini also has extensive dispute-resolution experience, resolving wide-ranging construction disputes in and out of court, including delay, construction defect, change orders, and lien foreclosure claims, as well as issues regarding mistakes, concealed conditions, bid challenges, and design professional malpractice. He taught Construction Law in the LL.M. program at New York Law School and has authored numerous articles on construction and design industry topics. In addition, he serves as a fellow of the Construction Lawyers Society of America, an invitation-only construction lawyer honorary society with membership limited to 1,200 practicing fellows from around the world. Mr. Ferrini has his own practice, but is also Of Counsel at Olshan Frome Wolosky, LLP.

John Ho

Cozen O’Connor

Attorney and OSHA Practice Chair at Cozen O’Connor
Mr. Ho is the chair of his firm’s OSHA Practice. He exclusively represents employers on all labor and employment matters and regularly handles wage and hour matters involving federal and state laws, such as the Fair Labor Standards Act, the New York Labor Law, New York’s Miscellaneous Industries Wage Order, and New York’s Hospitality Wage Order which includes numerous cases involving New York’s Wage Theft Prevention Act, tip credits and tip pooling issues.

AIA Info

AIA Provider Statement:

HalfMoon Education Inc. is a registered provider of AIA-approved continuing education under Provider Number J885. All registered AIA/CES Providers must comply with the AIA Standards for Continuing Education Programs. Any questions or concerns about this provider of learning program may be sent to AIA/CES (cesupport@aia.org or (800) AIA 3837, Option 3).

This learning program is registered with AIA/CES for continuing professional education. As such, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing, or dealing in any material or product.

AIA continuing education credit has been reviewed and approved by AIA/CES. Learners must complete the entire learning program to receive continuing education credit. AIA continuing education Learning Units earned upon completion of this course will be reported to AIA/CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon request.

Course Title: New York Construction Law: Contracts and Workplace Safety

Delivery Method: Live

Course Description: This 3.0 hour live lecture presentation examines contract law and worksite safety issues pertinent to New York design and construction professionals, including standard forms of agreement, negotiating contract terms, contract documents and formation, and Occupational Safety and Health Administration updates on workplace safety in light of COVID-19.

Learning Objectives: 

Learning Objective 1:
Learners will be able to apply acquired skills in negotiating contract terms.

Learning Objective 2:
Learners will be able to differentiate standard form of agreement and be able to determine appropriate forms depending on the scope of the work.

Learning Objective 3:
Learners will be able to explain the acceptable methods to making changes to contracts.

Learning Objective 4:
Learners will be able to discuss OSHA’s general duty clause for employers to provide a safe workplace that is free from understood hazards, particularly with the general threat of COVID-19.

Learning Objective 5:
Learners will be able to reference and comply with state and local safety and health laws that address the risk of coronavirus in the workplace.

LUs: 3.0                                                                                              LU Type: LU|Elective

Prerequisites: Experience with construction management

Advance Preparation: None

Program Level: Intermediate

Course Expiration Date: 04/20/2023

Complaint Resolution Policy:

Complaints regarding this course can be emailed to doug@halfmoonseminars.org or by calling (715) 835-5900. A HalfMoon Education representative will respond within 72 hours to resolve the complaint, which will include, but not limited to, access to another CE activity at no or reduced cost or a full or partial refund. Each instance will be resolved on a case-by-case situation.