Month: June 2014
8 Best Practice Tips For A Schedule Analysis Of Construction Delays
Matthew J. DeVries – April 22, 2014 A number of families will be traveling this holiday weekend, and some are travel-savvy enough to check out travel websites like www.911.Virginia.org for real-time traffic information and identification of construction delays. When savvy contractors face delays on a project, they immediately take steps to provide notice, document, evaluate… Continue reading 8 Best Practice Tips For A Schedule Analysis Of Construction Delays
General Contractors Defeat Claim of Joint Employer Status
Noel P. Tripp – May 19, 2014 Individuals employed by subcontractors in construction (and other industries) from time to time seek to go “up the food chain” and assert that control was exerted by general contractors on their job sites sufficient to render those general contractors “joint employers” for purposes of the wage laws. The goal of… Continue reading General Contractors Defeat Claim of Joint Employer Status
A Sharp Rise in Construction Accidents and Fatalities
Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer – May 6, 2014 The construction industry is one of the most dangerous for workers in the United States. In 2009, private industry construction workers died on the job nearly three times more often than all other workers in the United States according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Also,… Continue reading A Sharp Rise in Construction Accidents and Fatalities