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New OSHA recordkeeping rule: Urgent need for employer review

FDR Safety

Thanks to a new OSHA recordkeeping rule, employers urgently need to take a close look at their employee handbooks, safety policies and procedures, safety incentive programs, and drug testing policies. Employers should review their policies, procedures and programs to make sure they comply with the new anti-retaliation requirements.

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Tax Reform Impact on Employers and Employees

Revit OpEd

The new federal Tax Bill has many provisions that impact employers with respect to their employees. The Tax Bill has many provisions that impact employers with respect to their employees. Drizner and Michael Lobie. Editor’s note : This blog was originally published as a Client Alert by Seyfarth Shaw LLP.

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Groundworks and plant hire specialist collapses

Construction Enquirer

We will now focus on marketing the assets for sale and on providing every possible support to the staff for claims to the Redundancy Payments Office.” Stuart Robb and Michelle Elliot, partners with FRP Advisory, have been appointed joint administrators of the firms which were founded in 1991 and based in Barrhead near Glasgow.

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Henry administrators probe events in lead up to collapse

Construction Enquirer

“Regrettably, the majority of staff have been made redundant and we are supporting them in making the appropriate claims to the Redundancy Payments Office. “We This includes Henry’s big tower project on City Road in London for developer Ghelamco.

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Construction skilled-worker shortage causing rise in claims

BD+C

The improved economy has boosted construction starts, but a shortage of experienced trade workers has led to more on-the-job injuries and construction defects, says Doug Cauti, senior vice president and chief underwriting officer of Liberty Mutual’s construction practice. read more.

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Texas Updates Required “Office of Injured Employee Counsel” Posting

Safety Services Company

A newly updated Texas posting is required to be displayed by employers on September 1, 2013. The posting referred to as the “Employer Notification of Ombudsman Program to Employees”, provides workers’ compensation claims assistance from the Office of Injured Employee Council (OIEC), to employees injured on the job.

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Developer dumps Henry Construction from London tower job

Construction Enquirer

Other subcontractors have contacted the Enquirer claiming they are also owed money on jobs and at least two specialists have pulled workers off all their projects for Henry. “To tell you the truth there’s not much going on given there’s a lot to do to finish with top floor windows still to go in.”

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