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WILG president talks workplace injuries

Safety Services Company

I would say the vast majority of my clients are very fearful of losing their jobs, even with a collective bargaining agreement in place. The unintended result was that injuries which were no longer covered by workers’ compensation, could now be adjudicated in a civil lawsuit. What is a common fallacy about workplace injuries?

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#67:  Paying Your Subcontractor's Employees

NH Construction Law

Similarly, New Hampshire law provides that if a subcontractor doesn’t pay amounts owed to its employees under workers’ compensation laws, the general contractor must cover those as well. An insurance certificate showing that the sub has workers comp coverage should always be a prerequisite to allowing the sub to proceed.

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25 HR Compliance Terms to Know for 2018

Green Building Law Update

COBRA: The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act is a 1985 Federal law that requires employers to offer continued health insurance coverage to terminated employees and their beneficiaries. Collective Bargaining: One or more unions meeting with representatives from an organization to negotiate labor contracts.

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Consumer Price Index + 2.9% (Past Twelve Months)

Job Order Contracting

percent in June, and the indexes for communication, motor vehicle insurance, education, and alcoholic beverages also increased. Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index before adjustment for seasonal variation. percent increase in May.