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Minimum Wage Will Increase In Majority Of U.S. States In 2020

Business Facilities

California, New York City, and the District of Columbia will experience the biggest impact of minimum wage increases next year. Read: Minimum Wage Will Increase In Majority Of U.S. States In 2020 at BusinessFacilities.com.

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LEED Prerequisite Now Prohibits Smoking Cannabis

Green Building Law Update

Beyond the general disclaimer below about the purposes of the blog, this blog post is not intended to give you criminal law advice or for that matter, any legal advice. . Despite that statement, be aware that possessing, using, distributing and selling marijuana are all federal crimes and may be state crimes.

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HANDLING LEGALIZED IMPAIRMENT

Safety Services Company

Currently twenty states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana. Can businesses continue to drug test workers and job applicants for a drug the state says is legal? Can businesses continue to drug test workers and job applicants for a drug the state says is legal?

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High-Tech Cannabis Grow Facilities Spark Niche Market for Contractors

ENR Construction

Marijuana, while still banned under federal law, is now legal in 28 states and in the District of Columbia where federal law is not enforced; eight of those states have legalized recreational marijuana and the remaining 20 are strictly medical.

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Supreme Court to Hear Climate Change Regulation Case

Green Building Law Update

ESG has become such a large component of my law practice that I am now collaborating with a fabulous group attorneys in ESG Legal Solutions, LLC, a new non-law consulting firm. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Nancy Hudes and I are now publishing a new blog at www.ESGLegalSolutions.com (.

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Davis Bacon Prevailing Wage Rages

Job Order Contracting

NOTE: The above is NOT intended as ANY form of LEGAL ADVICE, but rather simply information to be considered and reviewed as appropriate for your organization. The latter are adds/deducts to the parent line item to account for quanity or task specific variations. B est Value LEAN Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery Tools.

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Building a Great Safety Culture Takes a Commitment to Training

Construction Business Owner

The reasons are clear and fundamental: from staying alive to being there for family, and from avoid life-changing injuries to saving money, mitigating legal risk and gaining productivity. Why is safety so important? These are the basics of a good life for workers, and good business for construction companies. First Name.

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