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Texas Updates Required “Office of Injured Employee Counsel” Posting

Safety Services Company

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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Texas Updates Required “Office of Injured Employee Counsel” Posting

Safety Services Company

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. Laws and Legislation Labor Law Posters Office of Injured Employee Counsel OIEC Texas'

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A glossary of terms with reference to Construction Cost Estimating

Construction Cost Estimating

Some refer to these risks as "known-unknowns" because the estimator is aware of them, and based on past experience, can even estimate their probable costs. The estimated costs of the known-unknowns is referred to by cost estimators as cost contingency. RSMeans refers to this as, "Price the quantities." Example: Wage rate is 10.00/hour,

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The Danger of Over-Reporting on your OSHA 300 Forms

Safety Services Company

However, when in doubt, it is recommended that a company representative consult an expert or call their local OSHA office. The lower the EMR of a business, the lower their worker compensation insurance premiums will be. it means the company has had to pay for one or more worker compensation claims. An EMR of 1.0

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No Longer in the Dark: A Primer on the Distinction between Delay and Disruption Damages in a Construction Dispute

Best Practices Construction Law

The contract allowed for “delay damages” if the Contractor’s request for those damages “is determined to be compensable.”. Owner-Related Delays. Although the Contractor’s plans for the construction project anticipated that the County would move the utilities by a particular date, those utilities were moved almost one year later.

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The Utah Preconstruction Lien Process Explained

Levelset

Securing the right to file a preconstruction lien in Utah starts with a preliminary notice, which is referred to as a Notice of Preconstruction Service. The lien must be filed in the county recorder’s office of the county where the project is located. View contact information for all county recorder offices in Utah here.

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Challenging Times = Emerging Sales Opportunities

Pro Builder

Upon graduating from the United States Naval Academy and serving six years as a naval officer, Klein began his career as a salesperson/manager for the resale division of a residential developer in California, where he observed the differences between on-site builder sales and resales and the potential to bring the two together. .