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Wellness is for builders, not just for buildings

BD+C

While formal regulations, planning, and union collective bargaining agreements have helped address many health and safety risks, more holistic health and wellness issues, such as dehydration, weight management, poor air quality, and stress, are less commonly addressed. . But what about going home healthy? .

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#105:  Nonmutual Arbitration Agreements

NH Construction Law

2000) (“We adhere to our view that one-sided agreements to arbitrate are not favored.”). To be enforceable, contracts require “consideration,” a bargained-for exchange of value or promises of value on both sides. Maverick Construction Management Services, Inc. Sphere Drake Insurance, PLC , 202 F.3d

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Do Project Labor Agreements Restrict Competition?

Construction Dive

By Bruce Jervis Project Labor Agreements are controversial. These are pre-hire agreements between a general contractor or a construction manager and a designated collective bargaining representative for all labor on the project. What do you think? And, isn’t any negative impact restrictive of competition?

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Tips for Enacting Workplace Mask, Vaccine Requirements

Pro Builder

Workers who are part of a union may be subject to an employment agreement or collective bargaining agreement that impacts the situation, Conrad Kennedy said. Business Management. Business Management Best Practices. Read More. . Coronavirus Resources and Information. Coronavirus Resources and Information.

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Project Labor Agreements (PLAs): What Contractors Need to Know

Levelset

In early February 2022, President Biden signed an executive order requiring project labor agreements (PLAs) on all federal projects over $35 million. What is a project labor agreement? A project labor agreement, or PLA, is a prehire collective bargaining agreement that sets the wages and benefits for all workers on a project.

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#92:  Lost Profits and Waivers of Consequential Damages

NH Construction Law

In the law of contracts, damages suffered by the nonbreaching party may be either “direct” (loss of the benefit of the bargain, measured by the cost of remedying the deficient performance) or “consequential” (other reasonably foreseeable harm caused by the breach). v Conor Medsystems Ireland, Ltd. , 3d 676 (2014).

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2013 Interpretations of OSHA Regulations

Safety Services Company

May workers designate someone with a union without a collective bargaining agreement at their workplace, or with a community organizations act as their personal representative for OSHA. 1910.119 Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals training of mechanics repairing pressure relief devices. February 4, 2013.

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