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Tips for Enacting Workplace Mask, Vaccine Requirements

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But recent court decisions have provided legal support, Blue added, including one ruling upholding a Texas hospital's mandate. For example, they may need to consider whether their workplaces are communal, and whether they permit employees to safely socially distance. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Read More. .

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Subtle (and Not So Subtle) Effects of COVID-19 on the Construction Industry

Constructlaw

Video conferences eliminate travel time and permit people to participate who would normally not be able to meet in person, due to distance or other commitments. Employee Safety and Unions: Skilled craft persons working side-by-side on a project has always been the cornerstone of construction.

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LEED Credit is Designed to Eliminate Illegal Wood in Buildings

Green Building Law Update

This new pilot credit also leaves in place the 2016 pilot credit MRpc102 Legal Wood, that despite all the discussion has not been a market mover. Certified by a third-party legality verification program (see Annex 3). Documentary proof that the products are backed by a FLEGT license accepted under the European Union Timber Regulation.

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Green Building Data Risk as an Opportunity

Green Building Law Update

The European Union has gone in another direction with the 2016 General Data Protection Regulation , applicable as of May 2018, updating and modernizing the principles enshrined in the 1995 Data Protection Directive which guarantee individual privacy rights in one’s personal data including “the right to be forgotten.”

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COVID-19 and Border Crossings: Considerations and Best Practices for Global Constructors and Suppliers Crossing US, Canadian, and European Borders

Constructlaw

This article addresses some of the travel restrictions in place in the United States, Canada, and members of the European Union (EU); exceptions to those requirements; and some best practices when navigating across borders. and Canada currently have an agreement in place to restrict nonessential travel across the U.S.-Canadian

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Tax Reform Impact on Employers and Employees

Revit OpEd

On December 15, 2017, Congressional Leaders announced that the conferees appointed by both the House and the Senate reached an agreement to reconcile differences between the House’s version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “House Bill”) with the Senate’s version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and unveiled the text of a final bill (the “Tax Bill”).

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Job Order Contract Execution Guide – Sample Template

Job Order Contracting

The following template is provide for sample purposes only and should not be used a legally bidding document without through review and modification by appropriate Owner legal counsel. A Job Order Contract Execution Guide is a required element for any successful, best management practice JOC Program. Field Office Expense. Scheduling.

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