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Does Your Construction Business Need Employment Practices Liability Insurance?

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The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received 84,254 discriminatory employment practices complaints last year. In addition to lawsuits filed by private citizens, claims filed by federal, state and city regulators are causing more businesses to purchase Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI).

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GHG, SHG, SEC Regulations – Facilities Regs and Reporting Changes Coming Soon

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposal to require that public companies disclose climate-related information. The proposed rules contain a “safe harbor” for liability for Scope 3 emissions disclosure. Organizational. Equity share. Operational. Direct GHG emissions and removals. Energy indirect emissions.

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Green Building Data Risk as an Opportunity

Green Building Law Update

There is no single comprehensive federal data privacy law in the United States. Substantial financial penalties have been recovered by the Federal Trade Commission and the 50 state attorneys general, not to mention in private civil actions. And the power utilities protect themselves from liability related to data.

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Environmental Regulations in Construction: What Contractors Need to Know

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On a federal level, most of the environmental laws and regulations that apply to construction companies fall under the purview of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), though other federal and state agencies are closely involved. The rules can apply to any construction jobsite in the United States. Under 42 U.S.C.

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Federal Courts Not in the Business of Cleaning Up Language on Construction Sites

Best Practices Construction Law

pdf), the United States Court of Appeals reviewed a Title VII case brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against Boh Brothers Construction Company on behalf of the claimant, a male construction worker who alleged that his superintendent engaged in same-sex harassment. Boh Brothers Construction Co.

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Pennsylvania Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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The following applicants are eligible for grants/loans: A Small Business – a for-profit corporation, limited liability company, partnership, proprietorship or other legal business entity located within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and having 100 or fewer full-time employees worldwide at the time of submission of the application. .

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Oklahoma Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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The amount of the credit shall be 100% of the federal rehabilitation credit provided by Section 47 of Title 26 of the United States Code. For more information, contact the Oklahoma Tax Commission or www.preservationok.org. For more information contact the Oklahoma Tax Commission at (405) 521-3133 or helpmaster@tax.ok.gov.