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Q2 Construction Labor Costs $28.13/Hour

Job Order Contracting

Construction compensation increased 0.8% This section also contains information on the average cost of benefits paid by employers, as well as recent rates of change in wages and total compensation. Employer Compensation Costs. . . Total compensation. Source: Compensation Cost Trends ). . . 1st quarter 2016.

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NCCI Cites Smartphones as Potential On-the-Clock Crash Cause

Construction Equipment

The frequency for all claims in workers’ compensation steadily declined by 17.6 percent between 2011 and 2016, while frequency for car accidents on the job increased by 5 percent. According to data released by the National Council on Compensation Insurance, more than 40 percent of workers’…

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Direct Contractors In California Should Take Steps Now To Reduce Exposure For Unpaid Wages By Subcontractors

Construction and Infrastructure Law

All California employers should be reminded of Labor Code section 2810.3 , which went into effect on January 1, 2016. requires businesses using workers provided by a staffing firm to share “all civil legal responsibility and civil liability” for wage payments and workers’ compensation coverage. Section 2810.3

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Do Your Employees and Construction Laborers Belong to You? Depends.

Best Practices Construction Law

On January 20, 2016, the U.S. 2016-1 (PDF) , which addresses these type of situations involving joint employment determinations. Consequently, traditional employment relationship lines are blurred in determining who is the real employer? What is a joint employer? ABC Drywall hired and pays the laborer.

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A journey through masonry reclad litigation

BD+C

The original contract documents for construction, design, and construction administration provided contractual notice requirements, forum requirements whether trial or arbitration, choice of law which is this case was Texas law, applicable standards of care for the general contractor and architect, and insurance policy coverage amounts.

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

Business Facilities

Furthermore, Arizona is a right-to-work state with a very low unionization rate, one of the lowest unemployment insurance tax rates in the nation, and workers compensations rates that are much lower than the national average. In 2016, U.S.

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New Mexico Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The key characteristics of the PPRF is that all participating borrowers, regardless of their creditworthiness, receive ŒAAA¹ insured interest rates; among the lowest interest rates available in the market. The credit can be applied to the state portion of the gross receipts tax, compensating tax and withholding tax. Eligible Uses.