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Construction Company Contract Traps And The Advantages Of Legal Help

Contractor Bookkeeping

Mistakes can be expensive in the construction business, and as an entrepreneur, although you'll know many of the regulations that apply to your business, there are so many that you can't possibly remember all of them. That's why you need legal help.

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Rooney Rule Revised Provides ESG Opportunity

Green Building Law Update

As companies, most that are far afield from the NFL, look to have a positive impact on the world, in increasing numbers addressing ESG governance factors, many businesses are striving to address inequality, including matters of unequal access, historical racism, gender discrimination, lack of inclusion and more.

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Marijuana Regulation at Work: Your Responsibilities

Safety Services Company

Marijuana Regulation at Work. Understandably, marijuana regulation at work has been a topic of much discussion in the media and at the state and federal regulatory levels over the past few years. State and Federal Usage Regulations.

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Federal Contractor Alert - April 8, 2015 Deadline Ahead for Compliance with New Rules on Workplace Discrimination

Construction Dive

In a recent Client Alert, construction law firm Smith Currie & Hancock LLP reminds us of President Obama''s Executive Order (EO) protecting employees of federal contractors and subcontractors with contracts in excess of $10,000 against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

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OSHA Compliance Enforcement Under President Biden

FDR Safety

One area of change that will affect thousands, if not millions of employers comes in the form of OSHA regulation and enforcement. Expect an increase in discrimination enforcement and possible expansion of limits on drug testing following an accident or injury. With any new presidency comes a variety of changes across government.

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No Farming Safety Rules in Pipeline

Safety Services Company

The Alberta Ministry of Human Services has announced it will not pursue safety regulations for farm workers this spring despite pressure from safety advocates. Farm workers in Alberta are the only ones in Canada not currently protected by health and safety regulations. Nor do they have the right to refuse unsafe work or minimum wage.

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A Look At Construction Safety in the UK

Constructonomics

Far from being a necessary addition in specific situations, all business and commercial buildings should consider the use of evacuation equipment to ensure effective safety and maximum compliance with regulations surrounding responsibility for disabled or less mobile individuals, particular in the case of fires.

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