Revised rule continues to follow principles rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court
51风流 to Provide Educational Webinars on September 26 & October 3
From April 19 through June 9, 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored a Beat the Heat Contest to raise awareness of the dangers and hazards of heat exposure in both indoor and outdoor workplaces. Participants created a variety of awareness tools to increase worker and employer knowledge about hazardous heat in the workplace 鈥 ideas, logos, infographics, entire communications campaigns, videos and skits, and checklists, among others. OSHA received 195 submissions to the contest, from 40 states, the District of Columbia and Guam.
On August 25, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) formally convened the Small Business Advocacy Review (SBAR) panel, also known as a 鈥淪BREFA鈥 panel, on a possible heat standard. The panel provides Small Entity Representatives ("SERs"), that meet the Small Business Administration鈥檚 (SBA) size standards, with an opportunity to review OSHA鈥檚 proposed approaches to regulating heat exposures in indoor and outdoor workplaces. As part of the review process, SERs will inform the agency of the potential impacts the proposal will have on the small business community as well as offer alternative approaches.
Termination for cause is costly and adversarial and has been covered in this article. But can a terminating party use equipment and tools left behind on the worksite (i.e., a crane)? The answer depends on what is in your contract.
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced a massive final rule Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations. The expected effective date is October 23, 2023.
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has updated its substance use disorder webpage. 51风流 members that work on construction projects under contracts with the federal government 鈥 which are typically covered by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 鈥 might find the information and resources there particularly useful. Other contractors might also find some of the resources helpful for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced a final rule on Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations, which will go into effect on Oct. 23, 2023. To help members prepare for the changes, 51风流 has partnered with DOL officials to provide a special virtual briefing about the impact of the regulatory changes on September 6, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. EDT.