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N.Y. Labor Law § 241(6) requires owners and contractors to provide reasonable and adequate protection and safety to persons employed at or lawfully frequenting a construction site. If a worker is injured on a construction...more
Employee misclassification is an area of employment law that has steadily become a prominent subject of litigation in recent years. The decision of whether a specific worker is properly identified as an employee or...more
As anticipated, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rescinded its April 1, 2020 Election Protection Rule, replacing it with the so-called “Fair Choice-Employee Voice Final Rule” on July 26, 2024....more
In June 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued guidance tailored to the construction industry concerning harassment in the workplace or at the jobsite. The guidance is important for construction...more
Recent guidance from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) offers best practices for employers in the construction industry to prevent and address harassment in the workplace....more
For years, there has been a state-by-state push to restrict or prohibit non-compete agreements that limit workers’ ability to take a job with a competitor after leaving their employer. This movement to boost employee mobility...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has issued guidance tailored to the construction industry regarding compliance with anti-harassment laws. This lines up with our prediction in early 2024...more
Governor Tim Walz has signed into law significant changes to Minnesota’s independent contractor and employment laws. Effective July 1, all employers, as well as their owners, risk significantly increased penalties for...more
While this webinar will focus primarily on the New York construction aspect of risk transfer, it will be helpful for anyone dealing with risk-transfer issues. The presenters will also discuss activating the employer-liability...more
Many construction companies, landscaping businesses and even homeowners hire “day laborers” – people, often immigrants, employed on a temporary basis. These workers are often found outside home improvement stores, through...more
Goldberg Segalla partners Theodore W. Ucinski and Kelly A. McGee will discuss the basics of NY Labor Law §§ 240(1), 241(6), and 200, as well as recent cases of interest from the Court of Appeals and Appellate Division. This...more
NEGATIVE CERTIFICATE AND OVERPAYMENT: CAN AN EMPLOYER GET ITS MONEY BACK? An adjudicator ruled that a contractor had been overpaid on an interim payment cycle and should repay the overpayment to the employer. In...more
According to a recent ConstructionDive.com article, construction job openings soared in January 2024 marking over a 40% increase from the same period in 2023. Essentially there were approximately 120,000 more construction job...more
“You keep using that word. I do not think it means, what you think it means.” – Inigo Montoya, The Princess Bride You may recall our alert just this January regarding a change to the sick leave rules that was uniquely...more
On January 1, 2022, amendments to the Illinois Freedom to Work Act, 820 ILCS 90/1, et seq. (the “Act”), became effective, trumpeting reforms and limitations on an employer’s ability to enter into covenants not to compete and...more
Certain construction workers and other employees in the construction industry must be paid the entire balance of accrued and unused paid sick leave if those workers separate from employment before they reach their 90th day of...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Cal/OSHA’s Standards Board approved the Division’s revisions to the silica standard on an emergency basis, requiring a regulated area, PPE, and air monitoring for any workplace with a stone or tile cutting...more
The Supreme Court of Canada’s (SCC) decision in R. v. Greater Sudbury (City), 2023 SCC 28 was equally divided (4-4). In the absence of a majority SCC decision, the City's appeal was dismissed, and the decision of the Court...more
On August 23, 2023, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a final rule updating regulations issued under the Davis-Bacon Act. This is the DOL’s first comprehensive update to the Davis-Bacon Act regulations in...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA has recently highlighted tractor operator safety by increasing use of rollbars or cage frames....more
The NLRB has reversed decades of precedent and made it far easier for unions to represent employees, including construction employers, without a secret ballot election. Initially, it is important to understand that this new...more
August 24, 2023 By: Natalie C. Vogel On Aug. 16, 2023, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Roadway Excavation Quality Assurance Act (the Act), S.4887/A.5608, into law. This new legislation guarantees prevailing wages to construction...more
Federal prevailing wage law, known as the Davis-Bacon Act and Related Acts (Davis-Bacon Act), is applicable to almost every federal and federal-aid project. The rules governing the Davis-Bacon Act have been essentially...more
On August 8, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published final rules changing the method by which prevailing wages will be calculated for federally funded construction projects. The final rules were adopted after publication...more