How Law Limiting Arbitration Agreements for Sexual Assault, Harassment Claims Affects Construction-
In an industry often targeted by anti-discrimination agencies, construction industry employers need to be aware of a new...more
7/1/2022
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Construction Industry ,
Davis-Bacon Act ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Heat Exposure ,
NEP ,
OSHA ,
Pre-Dispute Arbitration ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Prime Contractor ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Silica ,
Subcontractors ,
Wage Theft ,
Workplace Safety
In an industry often targeted by anti-discrimination agencies, construction industry employers need to be aware of a new law that makes it more difficult to enforce existing arbitration agreements for sexual assault and...more
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) when it withdrew a Trump-era Independent Contractor Final Rule (ICFR), a Texas federal court has held. Coalition for Workforce Innovation et...more
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In the construction industry, where multiple companies working closely together abound and where it is more difficult to monitor employee behavior because many employees are in the field, more incidents of inappropriate...more
The Department of Labor has announced enhanced initiatives aimed at heat-related illnesses to better protect employees in hot working environments. The construction industry has been among the industries with the highest...more
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Employers have encountered COVID-19-related unique and challenging workplace law circumstances in multiemployer construction sites. For example, a hospital under construction may have imposed COVID-19 testing requirements on...more
Texas courts are increasingly encountering efforts to challenge restrictive covenant agreements on free speech grounds, where the restricted activity includes business-related communications. A recent Texas appellate court...more