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ABC Predicts Construction Sector Will Remain Strong in 2019

Construction Superintendent Magazine

. — Associated Builders and Contractors Chief Economist Anirban Basu forecasts another strong year for construction sector performance, yet warns about inflationary pressures, according to a recently published 2019 economic outlook. Job growth, high backlog and healthy infrastructure investment all spell good news for the industry.

ABC 40
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Do Your Employees and Construction Laborers Belong to You? Depends.

Best Practices Construction Law

It is very common in the construction industry that general contractors and trade contractors will hire workers through third party management companies, independent contractors, staffing agencies and labor providers. What about the construction industry? ABC Drywall hired and pays the laborer. ” So what?

ABC 48
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#97:  DOL's New Independent Contractor Regulation

NH Construction Law

In an effort to avoid the costs and risks associated with the employment relation, contractors and construction managers often prefer to hire workers as “independent contractors” rather than employees. And occasionally, they misclassify workers as independent contractors when legally they are not – with nasty consequences.