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A DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE: KEEPING UP WITH THE CHANGES

Safety Services Company

The problem employers are currently facing is the momentum with which states throughout the country are legalizing marijuana use for both medical and recreational purposes. As of now, 29 states have legalized medical marijuana and five, including Washington, D.C. have legalized it for recreational use. That’s the bad news.

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Professional Liability Insurance Explained

Levelset

In that case, professional liability insurance would generally provide the plumber with reimbursement for legal fees, settlements, and judgments. A variety of insurance policies—some legally required and others optional—serve as a form of risk transfer, meaning that they shift risk away from the contractor and onto insurance companies.

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Errors and Omissions (E&O) Insurance Explained for Construction?

Levelset

While E&O is not usually a legal requirement, many construction professionals take out an E&O policy to protect themselves against potentially devastating financial losses resulting from negligence. A construction contract creates a legal responsibility for the contractor to fulfill certain obligations to another party.

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Job Order Contracting – Best Practices Implementation

Building Information Management

The Contractor shall furnish as part of its overhead cost, included in the coefficient, all necessary protective equipment, concrete mixing boxes, water barrels, wheelbarrows, hoes, shovels, tools, mortar boards, ladders, portable scaffolding, shop tools, hand tools, shop equipment, and fabricating items customary to the trade, etc.,