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September 4, 2018

September 2018 OSHA Proposes to Eliminate Requirement That Large Employers Electronically Report Workers’ Injuries and Illnesses On July 30, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to eliminate the requirement to electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300, Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, and OSHA Form 301, Injury and

ASA President's Letter, EDUCATION
August 7, 2018

August 2018 Dear ASA Members, As many of you know, the three pillars of our Association are advocacy, education, and networking. This edition of The Contractor’s Compass takes us back to “school” to continue our learning about several topics, such as Lean construction, employee training and development, E-Verify, OSHA inspections, and the dangers of distracted

Construction in the Courts, EDUCATION
August 7, 2018

August 2018 ASA Files Amicus Brief in Texas Court Case of Importance for Employers Related to Transportation of Employees to/from Workplace by American Subcontractors Association In a “friend-of-the-court” brief filed on July 31, ASA asks the Supreme Court of Texas to reconsider its underlying decision in a case of importance for all employers who pay

Contractor Community, EDUCATION
August 7, 2018

August 2018 DOL Releases Videos Providing Guidance on Wage Laws The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has released a series of instructional videos that provide assistance to employers about their responsibilities to comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act. The brief, plain-language videos are intended to help employers who simply want to

EDUCATION, Legally Speaking
August 7, 2018

August 2018 by Timothy Woolford, Esq., Woolford Kanfer Law, P.C. Dispute resolution provisions in subcontracts should not be overlooked. They are every bit as important as the payment terms, change order procedures and schedule provisions. All subcontractors must understand the important differences between the most common forms of dispute resolution—mediation, arbitration and litigation. If you

EDUCATION
August 7, 2018

Fleet Managers and Business Owners Have the Responsibility to Reverse Current Trends August 2018 by David Galbraith, MS, CSP, AIM, Amerisure Insurance Company As summer comes to a close, not only does the weather change, the roads do, too. Schools open their doors for another year of learning. This means more children are walking on

EDUCATION
August 7, 2018

August 2018 by Julie A. Pace and Heidi Nunn-Gilman, The Cavanagh Law Firm Since November 1986, the Immigration Reform and Control Act has required that employers verify the identity and employment eligibility for all newly hired employees using the Form I-9. In construction, most companies completed the I-9 in paper form. Even with a fully

EDUCATION
August 7, 2018

August 2018 by Roger Mason, Esq., and Rachael E. Brown, Esq., Sweeney, Mason, Wilson & Bosomworth On April 30, 2018, the California Supreme Court issued a seminal decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court adopting a new legal standard for determining whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor. In addition

EDUCATION
August 7, 2018

August 2018 by Jamie Hasty, SESCO Management Consultants When considering all the aspects of neglected management, most often organizations identify development planning as an area of important need. Development planning truly aids your employees in shaping not only the future of their careers, but also the future of the organization. For a variety of reasons,

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