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Judge Blocks FLSA Overtime Rule

Construction Equipment

A lawsuit representing 21 states and employer groups was filed in Texas challenging the requirement that workers earning less than $47,476 a year would be eligible for time-and a-half overtime pay. The current threshold for overtime eligibility is $23,660 set in 2004.

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Questions About DOL's New Overtime Rule?

Construction Equipment

The Department of Labor (DOL) new overtime rule goes into effect December 1, 2016 and employers have questions. Under the old overtime rule put in place in 2004, the cutoff for overtime pay was $23,660. The new rule is expected to make 4.2 million more workers eligible for overtime pay.

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Vancouver Leaving LEED for Zero Emission Building Mandate, But.

Green Building Law Update

Since 2004, Vancouver required civic buildings be certified LEED Gold and the move to Passive House is dramatic. Beginning now, all new City owned and Vancouver Affordable Housing Agency projects will be certified to the Passive House standard or an alternate zero emission building standard in lieu of certifying to LEED Gold.

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

2004; Black et al., The benefits of strategic collaboration vs. traditional construction planning, procurement, and project delivery are well documented and partially listed below (Chan et al., 2000; Grajek et al., 2000; Gransberg et al., Lower project related cost growth. Projects completed at or under budgeted cost. Bayliss, R., Cheung, S.

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Toyo Tire Breaks Ground For Expansion Of U.S. Manufacturing Plant And Warehouse

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The state-of-the-art TNA manufacturing facility first broke ground in 2004 and features a proprietary automated production system called A.T.O.M. In September of this year, TNA achieved its certification to the latest ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management Systems. Advanced Tire Operation Module).

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August 2015 newsletter

FDR Safety

The report shows that from 2004 to 2013, accidental workplace deaths dropped by 25 percent. Employers may erroneously assume that the workplace statistic is the only one relevant to them, but the fact is that no matter where accidents occur, the consequences are in many ways the same.

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Details of design and construction process of Burj Khalifa

Construction Cost Estimating

Excavation work began for Burj Khalifa is known as the tallest skyscraper in the world in and it’s excavation work was started in January 2004. It took 1325 days for the completion of the structure. The superstructure is supported with over 165 stories. The final height of the building is 2,717 feet (828 meters).

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