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State of the Construction Industry: February 2022 Roundup

Viewpoint Construction Technology

New guidance on infrastructure projects, environmental rules, collective bargaining, construction workforce gaps and more made headlines in February.

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Consider Collectively Bargained Workers' Compensation

Construction Business Owner

Collectively bargained workers' compensation gives building trade unions and union contractors the ability to create their own workers' comp system, tailored to their specific needs. You may have also heard of collectively bargained workers' compensation referred to as "carve outs" in the traditional workers' compensation system.

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NLRB reconsiders construction collective bargaining rules

Construction Dive

The National Labor Relations Board may change unions' requirements to prove that a pre-hire deal with a contractor has transformed into a full relationship.

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Episode 2 – Should You Join a Construction Trade Association?

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Bellaman, president and CEO of Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) shares his insights about the positive impacts trade associations can have, from legislative bargaining power to professional development to key networking, branding and leadership benefits for organizations.

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The Constructor

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Amazon may sign PLA for Virginia HQ2

Construction Dive

With the tech giant nixing its New York plans, Arlington officials may push harder to give local construction unions pre-hire bargaining rights.

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Bargaining Room v. False Claims: 5 Tips for Negotiation of Construction Claims

Best Practices Construction Law

The issue raises an important question: What should a contractor do during negotiations to allow for some “bargaining room” so as to avoid any appearance of filing a false claim? Earlier this week, a settlement was reached in dispute where the contractor and designer were alleged to have filed false claims with the U.S.

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