New California Worker Law Has Industry Exemptions, But Not For All Erica Berardi September 20, 2019 No Comments Starting Jan. 1, workers in the state must meet a three-part standard to retain classification as independent contractors.Read More
Construction Workforce Senate Confirms Scalia to be Labor Secretary Attorney faces key construction issues, including apprenticeship proposal Tom Ichniowski September 17, 2019 No Comments Update 9/26: Nominee approved on 53-44 vote along party lines.Read More
Industry Execs Target Construction Materials Sector on Labor Abuses Debra K. Rubin September 15, 2019 No Comments Foundation-funded effort would push owners and specifiers to scrutinize product origins and add restrictions to specs, RFPs and contracts.Read More
Lawmakers Grill Corporations about PFAS Contamination Pam McFarland September 12, 2019 No Comments At a Sept. 10 hearing, Democrats and some Republicans on the House Oversight Committee asked witnesses what lawmakers could do to begin to address the problem of PFAS.Read More
Commentary What If The Safety Hazard Never Existed? A personal recommendation to join the AGC conference on implementing prevention through design Richard Korman September 6, 2019 4 Comments An opportunity on Sept. 27 to learn about implementing prevention through design safety practices.Read More
Whiting-Turner Worker Killed at Disneyland Resort Jobsite Erica Berardi August 29, 2019 No Comments An 37-year-old employee of the Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. died on site Thursday after a fatal accident at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Calif.Read More
Dallas Crane Collapse Still Unresolved Scott Van Voorhis August 28, 2019 No Comments Investigators look at whether the crane had been set to weathervane during high winds; Texas’ safety record is questionedRead More
How Companies Are Adapting to the Needs of an Aging Workforce Jim Parsons August 28, 2019 5 Comments As the construction labor pool ages, contractors are finding new ways to keep experienced workers happy and healthy on the jobsiteRead More
Crane Firm Pulled Off NYC Projects Following Multiple Incidents Jeff Rubenstone August 15, 2019 One Comment United Crane & Rigging has had work halted on over 20 jobsites in New York City following two crane incidents this year, one of them fatal.Read More
The Florida International University Tragedy How Berger’s Peer Review Role Figures In Potential Bridge Collapse Settlement Richard Korman August 1, 2019 3 Comments A peer review with a narrow scope appears to have violated state rules.Read More