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Hot Jobs, Trends in A.I., and a Changing Job Market Top Eye on ESI for August

The Eye on ESI webinar for August 2024 paired TRU Staffing Partners’ Founder and CEO Jared Coseglia with Michael Quartararo, president of ACEDS, and Maribel Rivera, VP of ACEDS, for their usual monthly discussion showcasing...more

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Risk Awareness and Mitigation in Disaster Recovery: During a Catastrophe

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In 2022, the United States experienced 18 separate weather and climate disasters costing at least one billion dollars according to NOAA. In 2023, that number rose to 28 separate billion dollar weather events. The frequency...more

J.S. Held

Project Monitoring: The “Eyes & Ears” of Construction - Third Edition

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Meta Description: Learn about the significance of project monitors in the construction industry. Understand their role, daily tasks, and impact on ensuring accuracy, value, and timeliness toward project completion....more

Miller Canfield

Howdy Stranger, You're My Employee? NLRB Issues Final Rule on Joint-Employer Status

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On October 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a Final Rule that makes it much easier for the NLRB to find a company to be a "joint employer" of persons directly employed by its contractors, vendors,...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Child Labor: 9 Key Strategies to Mitigate Risk of Child Labor in the Supply Chain

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Since 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor has seen a 69 percent increase of children being employed illegally by companies. Last month, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) and Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”)...more

Snell & Wilmer

The Unwavering Un-waivable Implied Warranty of Workmanship and Habitability in Arizona

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The Arizona Supreme Court recently issued an opinion on the scope of the implied warranty of workmanship and habitability (the “implied warranty”) in contracts between homebuyers and builder/vendors that provides clear...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

CPRA Draft Regulations – Round One

The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA or Agency) published 66 pages of proposed draft regulations (Draft Regulations) that govern the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) as a special treat on Friday, May 27 for some...more

BCLP

The CPRA Digest: Contracting with “Contractors”

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On November 3, 2020, Californians voted to pass Proposition 24, expanding and modifying the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), which came into force on January 1, 2020. The new California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”)...more

Shutts & Bowen LLP

Employer Insights: Florida’s E-Verify Requirements in 2021

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Last year, a new law was enacted requiring public and private employers to comply with Florida’s new E-Verify mandates, with Fla. Stat. § 448.095 of the Florida Statutes taking effect on January 1, 2021. The law makes the use...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Fraud, Forgery & Outright Theft: Strategies To Protect Project Funds

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Contractors who have employees and work with vendors are vulnerable to misappropriation of money and assets. Among industries most affected by fraud, construction ranks eighth, according to the Association of Certified ...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

[Podcast]: Recent Developments Regarding Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

In this episode of The Proskauer Brief, Harris Mufson and Allan Bloom discuss recent legislative developments in New York regarding sexual harassment. We will discuss recently enacted significant measures, including the...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

How Will Browning-Ferris Change the Test for Joint-Employer Status for Union and Non-Union Employers?

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In a ruling that will affect most business relationships and extends far beyond either labor law or the concept of employment generally, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) issued a much awaited decision...more

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group

Trade Secrets And 3rd Parties: Litigation Traps To Avoid

Many companies have developed trade secrets policies to protect their valuable information, but even forward-thinking companies may not have internal controls to avoid liability as third parties to alleged trade secret...more

Pullman & Comley - School Law

Not My Brother’s Keeper: Varley v. Regional School District No. 4 and A School District’s Responsibility For “Free Speech” Claims...

When entering into contacts with vendors, school districts hope that 1) the vendor will comply with the law, and 2) in any event, the vendor will be responsible for its own employment-related disputes. In Varley v. Regional...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

The City of Rochester Adopts a “Ban the Box” Ordinance

The City of Rochester recently unanimously enacted a “Ban the Box” ordinance, which prohibits employers from asking applicants about criminal convictions at any time before the employer has conducted an initial employment...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

FTC’s 50th Data Security Settlement Sends a Message: Be Careful with Overseas Contractors

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent a message about the importance of imposing appropriate security measures on—and monitoring—vendors with access to confidential consumer information. The FTC issued a 20-year consent...more

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