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New risks without rewards: more OSHA liability for general contractors

  • Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC
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  • USA
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  • June 4 2012

Over the last two years, OSHA has begun to take a more expansive view of contractor liability for workplace safety

They’re baaaack: PLAs return to haunt non-union contractors

  • Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC
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  • USA
  • -
  • July 20 2010

On April 13, 2010, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council released a final rule implementing President Obama's Executive Order 13502, which encourages federal agencies to use Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) on federal construction projects valued at $25 million or more

20 ways your subcontractor might be an employee

  • Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC
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  • USA
  • -
  • July 20 2010

Quite often, companies in the construction industry hire "subcontractors" and classify them as independent contractors

Heightened wage and hour enforcement actions by the Department of Labor are coming

  • Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC
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  • USA
  • -
  • March 18 2010

Provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 require that companies adhere to prevailing wage standards for workers of construction projects receiving recovery funds under that Act

You need to understand the Fair Labor Standards Act part 3 - are you a joint employer?

  • Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC
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  • USA
  • -
  • June 12 2009

General contractors typically use subcontractors to perform various aspects of the project, and some subcontractors also use subcontracted labor

Does a general contractor get more than it bargained for?

  • Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC
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  • USA
  • -
  • March 28 2008

Whether building a single house, a resort or a high-rise building, general contractors use subcontractors to perform most aspects of the job