Construction contractors and subcontractors should work with their Human Resources (HR) team and experienced counsel to understand their obligations and their current electronic recordkeeping systems and develop a plan to submit monthly reports.
On October 2, 2024, U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published a new Construction Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing.
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice affirmed a trial court’s finding that the City of Sudbury exercised due diligence and therefore was not liable under OHSA for a traffic accident caused by a general contractor.
The new rule is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on August 1, taking effect 60 days later on September 30, 2024. The Final Rule will apply to petitions filed after September 30, 2024.
In recent years, Minnesota has enacted sweeping legislation impacting Minnesota employers at a break-neck pace. As the most recent legislative session came to a close, another set of new and supplemental laws was passed and quickly signed by Gov. Walz.
“Hey Chat GPT, finish this building.” This dare, written on a billboard that went viral last year, captures a truth and a stereotype about the world of construction.
Effective January 1, 2024, the Rhode Island Payment of Wages Act will make a knowing and willful wage and hour violation punishable as a criminal felony.
On June 5, 2023, the OFCCP published its FY 2023 Construction Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL). The CSAL includes 250 employers that OFCCP has identified as federal or federally assisted construction contractors.
On March 29, 2023, the province published Regulation 61/23 amending Regulation 213/91: Construction Projects under the Occupational Health & Safety Act (Regulation). The amendments will come into force on July 1, 2023.
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development has announced what it calls a “comprehensive enforcement strategy” to target employers in specific industries—namely, commercial laundromats and multi-unit residential construction.
