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Guide to Top 2022-23 Construction Conferences & Events

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Specifically, it will facilitate interaction between construction research professionals, contractors, owners, and practitioners. ABC Convention (San Antonio, TX). The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) next convention is coming to San Antonio, TX. It takes place at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square this year.

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#97:  DOL's New Independent Contractor Regulation

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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. It’s pretty easy to screw this up.

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#94:  Trump, Biden and the Construction Industry

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Independent Contractor vs. Employee : The U.S. Department of Labor is proposing a new rule that would make it easier to classify workers as independent contractors rather than employees for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act, which prescribes minimum wage and overtime rules for employees.

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Construction Issues in Limbo as Nation Awaits Election Results

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Jimmy Christianson, Associated General Contractors of America vice president for government relations, said in an interview that a Biden measure would be similar to the Moving America Forward Act, which the House passed in July. .” The measure has strong union support. There has been no action on the bill in the Senate.