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OFCCP Week In Review: March 2022 #3

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

Shutts & Bowen LLP

PFAS Liability Litigation and the Construction Industry – Act Now or Pay Later

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For decades, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been used in the production and composition of many products used daily throughout Florida and across the country. Prized for their desirable properties, PFAS...more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

Rare Criminal Enforcement for Violations of PA Workplace Misclassification Statute Leads to Dozens of Charges in Delaware County

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro made the point in a recent press conference, saying, “When you misclassify employees, let me be clear what you are doing: You are stealing.”...more

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Criminal Enforcement/Lead Based Paint Rules: U.S. Department of Justice Announced Sentencing of Washington, D.C., Individual for...

The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a January 16th news release stating that a Washington, D.C. individual had been sentenced in the United States District Court for allegedly violating the Toxic Substances...more

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EPA Enforcement of Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Late Reporters: U.S. EPA Office of Inspector General Project Notification

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a Project Notification titled: EPA Enforcement of Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Late Reporters - The Project...more

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Is Your Construction Business Prepared and Protected for ICE Undocumented Worker Audits?

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Understand and navigate the government’s amplified focus on undocumented workers to protect your business from escalating fines, jail time, delay damages and back-charges Originally Published on ForConstructionPros.com...more

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and "Fixer Upper" (Magnolia Waco Properties, LLC) Enter into Consent Agreement

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Magnolia Waco Properties, LLC (“MWP”) entered into a Consent Agreement and Final Order (“Consent Agreement”) addressing alleged violations of the Lead-Based Paint...more

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EPA’s OIG Investigates Enforcement of the Lead-Based Paint Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule

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On March 28, 2018, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Project Notification indicating its plans to begin preliminary research to evaluate the EPA’s...more

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Your Comprehensive Guide to 2018 Proposed California Legislation

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February 16 was the deadline to introduce new bills in the California Legislature. By that date, nearly 2,200 bills were introduced. While that may seem like a staggering amount of legislative proposals (especially for a...more

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McPhee Electric and Bond Brothers to Pay $120,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Construction Contractors Refused to Hire Applicant Because of His Dyslexia - NEW YORK - McPhee Electric Ltd., a construction company with offices in Connecticut, and Bond Brothers, Inc., a construction management and...more

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Multi-Agency Investigation Successfully Targets Arizona and Utah Construction Companies’ Misclassification of Employees

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Sixteen Arizona and Utah companies accused of misclassifying more than 1,000 construction workers agreed to pay $700,000 in back wages and penalties after a multi-year, multi-agency investigation led to consent judgments,...more

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January 2015 Independent Contractor Compliance and Misclassification Update

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JANITORIAL FRANCHISE COMPANY SETTLES ITS APPEAL OF $4.8 MILLION JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF MISCLASSIFIED CUSTODIANS. Coverall North America Inc. settled the independent contractor misclassification case filed against it by a class...more

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EEOC Sues Texas Oilfield Services Company for Retaliation

Garrison Contractors Fired Its Only Female Oilfield Roustabout After Reporting Sexual Harassment, Federal Agency Charges - DALLAS - An Iraan, Texas oilfield construction and services company violated federal...more

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