The U.S. Department of Labor has put forth a new test for determining whether someone is an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act that could tilt the balance in that determination towards employee status.
Price escalation and supply chain disruptions continue to register as the number one issue in construction contracts today. The absence of a price escalation clause is considered a 鈥渒iller clause鈥 for many general contractors working on private vertical construction. Public owners are taking notice as well.
Future of 鈥淪ignificant Nexus鈥 Test Remains Unclear鈥
Once consideration of Sen. Joe Manchin鈥檚 (D-W.Va.) environmental permitting reform bill was removed from the government funding bill, it easily passed the U.S. Senate and is expected to pass in the House as well.
93 Percent of Construction firms have reported that they are experiencing material shortages and/or allocations.
Grappling with the maze of marijuana laws and your company policy? On this episode, Bill Judge of Drug Screening Compliance Institute talks about considerations for employers to create and enforce drug-testing policies that are consistent with the laws in all of the states in which they operate 鈥 as well as best practices for addressing safety-sensitive roles.