OSHA Top Ten Standard Violations for 2019
OSHA’s fiscal year ended earlier this fall and OSHA published its annual Top Ten violations for 2019. It is striking that the most common violations for this year are the same from last year and the Top five have not changed for 5 years. Because the Top 10 represent the most [...]
Personal Liability for Signing Payment Affidavits? Uh-oh.
Have you ever considered whether you could be held personally liable for signing company documents? Maybe you should, especially if you know the documents are false. A recent case out of Ohio, Decker v. Wesex, is considering whether the CFO of a construction company can be held personally liable for [...]
Construction Contracts—Considering the Long Game
A recent case out of Maryland ruled that a subcontractor must pay a general contractor $2,500,000 for construction defects arising out of a 2004 project. Now, the case did take three years to wind its way through the courts, but would you be ready to defend even a 12-year-old claim? [...]
300,000+ Comments on DOL’s Apprenticeship Rule
The Department of Labor received more than 300,000 comments on it Proposed Apprenticeship Rule. The vast majority of those comments were from the construction industry, and not surprisingly the trade unions and ABC and AGC are split on the issue. The Department of Labor issued its proposed regulations on June [...]
DOL Issues Final Overtime Regulations
This post is provided by one of Lamson Dugan & Murray's Employment Law Attorneys, Eric Tiritilli. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) finally issued the overtime regulations, updating the salary thresholds for the white-collar exemptions, including executive, administrative, professional exemptions, and the highly compensated employee exemption under the Fair Labor [...]
Construction Law Lunch and Learn
Construction Law Join us Wednesday October 30, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. for a discussion of Construction Liens and Lien Waivers: Protecting Your Right to Payment During this presentation, we will discuss: Steps to ensure that you are preparing and filing your liens correctly What to review for before you sign [...]
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