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Construction Processes, Legal

Judge Issues Stay, Delaying Biden’s NLRB Joint-Employer Rule

February 28, 2024

Via: ENR

Construction contractors and organized labor are keeping their eyes on a federal court in Texas, watching for the next development in a court challenge to the Biden administration’s standard redefining what constitutes a “joint employer.” The National Labor Relations Board […]


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Employee Sues Agency Behind Delayed Minnesota Light Rail Project

February 14, 2024

Via: ENR

A Metropolitan Council employee alleges in a lawsuit that officials with the Minneapolis-area agency subverted project controls on the Metro Green Line Extension light rail project, allowing the schedule to slip years beyond the initial deadline and costs to balloon […]


Construction Processes, Legal

Controversial Independent Contractor Rule is Finalized

January 12, 2024

Via: ENR

The U.S. Dept. of Labor has finalized a rule under the Fair Labor Standards Act that it says will prevent unscrupulous employers from misclassifying legitimate employees as independent contractors. The rule is largely opposed by construction employer groups. The rule, […]


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Florida woman sentenced to federal prison in construction fraud case

January 5, 2024

Via: Construction Dive

Inamagua owned and managed two fraudulent construction companies which purported to supply construction services and labor for construction contractors and subcontractors, according to court documents. Florida law required the companies, Uno Construction and Perfect Builders Group, to secure and maintain […]


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Governor halts Chicago migrant camp construction amid soil concerns

December 5, 2023

Via: Construction Dive

Montreal-based security services firm GardaWorld started construction last week on the temporary, tent-like structures in Brighton Park, under a $29 million contract with the city, according to NBC Chicago, which also said that the site was once used as a […]


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Top 5 causes of construction lawsuits

November 13, 2023

Via: Construction Dive

Infrastructure and capital projects are being hit hard by rising financing costs, inflation and expensive lawsuits, but the latter issue is one builders have some power to mitigate. Contractors can empower themselves by understanding the causes of cost disputes and […]


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5 of the biggest OSHA fines of Q3 2023

October 26, 2023

Via: Construction Dive

As part of efforts to call out offenders and highlight safety best practices, OSHA frequently publicizes cases where inspections or investigations result in hefty fines. The biggest of these cases often involve residential builders that usually have a history of […]


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OSHA cites Bronx contractor for excavation hazards after deaths of two workers at JFK Airport

October 20, 2023

Via: ISHN

Two employees of a Bronx water and sewer line construction contractor were fatally injured in a trench at a construction site at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens on April 3, 2023. These fatalities could have been prevented if […]


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Federal Report Details Fermilab Construction Accident Amid Worker’s Lawsuit

October 9, 2023

Via: ENR

Construction on a portion of the $978-million PIP-II project at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Ill., has been shut down for months after an ironworker was seriously injured in a fall at the jobsite earlier this year. The accident […]


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NY announces first-in-the-nation state concrete mandate

September 25, 2023

Via: Construction Dive

The guidelines mandate that environmental product declarations must be submitted for all concrete mixes used in qualifying state construction projects and must demonstrate that they achieve an environmental impact below the limits set by the state, effective Jan. 1, 2025. […]


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Washington State Safety Officials Cite Contractor After Worker’s Fatal Fall

September 8, 2023

Via: ENR

Inspectors with the Washington State Dept. of Labor & Industries found that flipper deck platforms were not used in line with the manufacturer’s specifications on a jobsite where a worker was killed in a fall earlier this year. Officials cited […]


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Mapping the Inflation Reduction Act’s impact on manufacturing

September 1, 2023

Via: Construction Dive

It’s been a busy year for manufacturers in the U.S. In the 12 months since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, companies have hurriedly launched a variety of manufacturing plans in pursuit of the law’s lucrative tax credits for […]


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Will The Supreme Court Soon Undermine Minority Contractor Programs?

August 14, 2023

Via: ENR

Right-leaning legal and policy foundations are backing new lawsuits that challenge racial preferences in public works contracting—hoping one will end up before the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority and that justices will sharply limit or even terminate the programs. The […]


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Contractor pays $1.6M following Labor Department lawsuit

August 10, 2023

Via: Construction Dive

The DOL has recently cracked down on wage theft in the construction sector. The Office of Administrative Law Judges ordered that subcontractor GSI Pool Finishes pay back $317,097 in back wages for three U.S. and 56 Mexican workers in April, […]


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DOL to update prevailing wage laws

August 8, 2023

Via: Construction Dive

The Davis-Bacon Act, originally passed in 1931, uses pay surveys administered by the DOL to set the prevailing wage in a federally funded project’s location. The process can be complicated and cumbersome for contractors and has elicited concerns that it […]


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The Dotted Line: How contracts can protect workers from heat, smoke

July 25, 2023

Via: Construction Dive

Construction is a dangerous job in the best of conditions. But this summer, jobsite hazards have been compounded by extreme heat and choking wildfire smoke over much of the country. By late July, El Paso, Texas, had endured 33 straight […]


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Court orders Mountain Valley Pipeline construction to halt in national forest

July 11, 2023

Via: Construction Dive

There is a second request for a stay pending in the 4th Circuit that if granted, would affect a much larger portion of the pipeline. A coalition of environmental groups contests the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s finding that endangered […]


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Greystar named in wrongful death suit involving construction accident

June 30, 2023

Via: Construction Dive

The lawsuit alleges that Greystar, which started 11,351 units last year, putting it at No. 2 on the National Multifamily Housing Council’s Top 25 Developers list, has a history of failing to secure jobsites in adverse weather. It points to […]


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Construction Tech Firm Procore Launches Insurance Brokerage

June 21, 2023

Via: ENR

Since construction technology vendor Procore announced in March the launch of an insurance and surety brokerage, the company has been gradually expanding it. The newly formed Procore Risk Advisory will provide builders’ risk and general liability wrap-up policies through programs […]


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Supreme Court concrete strike ruling likely to have minimal impact

June 15, 2023

Via: Construction Dive

While some have lambasted the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling about a Washington state concrete truck driver labor dispute, legal experts told Construction Dive that the impact of that ruling would be limited. In an 8-1 decision announced June 1, […]