Dive summary:

• Workers who were glad just to have a job when the economy was going down can lose that allegiance when they see things improving and believe there may be greener pastures, and that could mean losing skilled talent.
• Construction companies may have a bigger problem than the average firm because they have employees with specialized skill sets that are business-critical.
• A good defense is to see how workers' compensation stacks up against the competition and then to find performance-based ways to make staying the best deal.

From the article:

In a recent article in The Washington Post, HireStrategy CEO Paul Villella indicated that calls to his company's office during the fourth quarter of 2012 were increasingly coming from those who were already employed but seeking new opportunities. ...