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The Dotted Line: 2023’s top legal issues

Construction Dive

Construction Dive’s award-winning column examined the major legal topics facing contractors this year, including new regulations, avoiding disputes and the burgeoning role of artificial intelligence.

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DOT Adds 4 More Drugs to Testing List

Construction Equipment

Department of Transportation issued a final rule yesterday that expands DOT's current drug testing panel to include some semi-synthetic opioids; Hydrocodon - Trade names Norco, Vicodin, Lortab, Vicoprofen and Riboxen. DOT-regulated employers will be required to test for these highly abused opioids beginning on Jan. 1, 2018.

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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. DOT Workplaces. Bus and truck drivers. Subway operators. Ship captains. Medical Use.

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Understanding the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program

Construction Business Owner

Both the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are taking an increasingly strenuous enforcement approach to the disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) compliance requirements contained in 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 26.

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DOT's Pipeline Emergency Power Expanded

Construction Equipment

Federal pipeline regulators issued a rule Tuesday to expand their agency’s power to regulate pipelines that pose an imminent threat to public safety or the environment.

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Methane Rule Would Cut Emissions 41M Tons By 2035, Says EPA

ENR Construction

US Environmental Protection Agency proposal is set to regulate existing oil and natural gas sector sources as well as new and modified ones; also, new DOT final rules now cover 400K miles of unregulated gas 'gathering' lines and Interior Dept. is set to extend scrutiny of flaring.

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Methane Rule Would Cut Emissions by 41M Tons by 2035, Says EPA

ENR Construction

US Environmental Protection Agency proposal is set to regulate existing oil and natural gas sector sources as well as new and modified ones; also, new DOT final rules now cover 400K miles of unregulated gas 'gathering' lines and Interior Dept. is set to extend scrutiny of flaring.

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