Legal/Regulation: Page 119
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U.S. court rules boom-rental company holds liability in worker's death
The company that rented equipment to Humberto Menendez's employer was not clear enough about indemnification, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said.
By Ron Gallagher • April 11, 2013 -
Gang of 8 not helping construction industry
While much of the country hopes a bipartisan Senate plan for immigration reform can come to fruition, the construction industry presses its objection.
By Ron Gallagher • April 11, 2013 -
OSHA puts Kan. roofer on severe-violator list after worker paralyzed in fall
Ryan Roofing Inc. was tagged with a $115,500 penalty in the case from last October but can appeal.
By Ron Gallagher • April 11, 2013 -
Crane community worried by some of OSHA's operator qualification plans
OSHA appears to mean that certifying operators – to begin next year – means they are qualified to operate a number of rigs.
By Ron Gallagher • April 9, 2013 -
Children's bodies found in N.C. construction collapse
Deputies are investigating whether the father of one of the children had the proper permits for the project.
By Roger Riddell • April 9, 2013 -
Indiana launches statewide road work safety initiative
The push comes as the state increases focus on National Work Zone Awareness Week.
By Roger Riddell • April 9, 2013 -
Floating building first of its kind to earn LEED Gold certification
Cottonwood Cove Resort and Marina's floating green building has set a new sustainability milestone.
By Roger Riddell • April 9, 2013 -
Pentagon to study green building data
The study may provide the green building movement with the data needed to justify its value.
By Roger Riddell • April 8, 2013 -
N.C. construction accident kills two children
A wall of dirt collapsed on the children Sunday afternoon.
By Roger Riddell • April 8, 2013 -
Deadly fall lands Wardcraft Homes $15K in violations
Unsafe scaffolding was among the factors cited in the fall.
By Roger Riddell • April 8, 2013 -
Construction worries it's being left out of immigration reform
Associated General Contractors of America and other organizations believe the building industry is being singled out.
By Ron Gallagher • April 4, 2013 -
Records essential to contractors' lost productivity claims
If a contractor decides things are bad enough to seek compensation, good records for that job and others are necessary.
By Ron Gallagher • April 2, 2013 -
Subcontractor manual explains retainage laws in 50 states
Laws and practices vary from state to state, making an uneven landscape for subcontractors who have to deal with retainage of some of their fees.
By Ron Gallagher • April 1, 2013 -
Short shrift for construction in immigration plan
The current plan would cut construction out of a larger visa pool and give the industry its own, smaller limits.
By Ron Gallagher • April 1, 2013 -
ConsensusDOCS debuts template for design-build joint ventures
The organization has devised an agreement that partners can use to assemble a team for proposing design-build work, before the need for a joint venture agreement.
By Ron Gallagher • March 28, 2013 -
Unions seek to promote, not impose, project labor agreements
Building and construction trade unions are sprucing up their image and going directly to project owners in a bid to persuade them that PLAs have benefits.
By Ron Gallagher • March 27, 2013 -
Transportation Dept. reverses course, to study changes in DBE rules
Federal officials got enough blow-back from the commercial construction industry about proposed rule changes for the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program to prompt a review.
By Ron Gallagher • March 26, 2013 -
NLRB rules union dues check-off to continue after CBA ends
Contractors that have labor agreements which fall under a certain section of the National Labor Relations Act will not be able to stop dues check-off if contracts expire.
By Ron Gallagher • March 25, 2013 -
GOP senators seek deregulation of EPA lead-paint rules
Six Republicans in the Democrat-controlled Senate are offering a bill to undo a "one size fits all" approach to lead paint in homes.
By Ron Gallagher • March 19, 2013 -
Deep Dive
Most Read Construction News of the Week: A green Walgreens and federal funds
Here's your weekly short and snappy briefing on our most popular news reads of the last few days.
By Brian Warmoth • March 14, 2013 -
Iraq contract scheme lands U.S. engineer in jail
After a guilty plea to three of 54 counts of a federal indictment, former Corps of Engineers employee John Alfy Salama Markus will go to prison for rigging Corps contract awards in Iraq.
By Ron Gallagher • March 13, 2013 -
Deep Dive
Most Read Construction News of the Week: Sequestration and algae power
Construction news catch you sleeping this week? Take a minute and find out what everyone else was reading.
By Brian Warmoth • March 8, 2013 -
CH2M Hill agrees to $18.5M settlement amid federal fraud allegations
The company said it should have caught the problem sooner when the government was being charged for more hours than workers put in at the Hanford, Wash., nuclear facility.
By Ron Gallagher • March 7, 2013 -
How many states aren't living up to US energy-code commitments?
One string attached to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act state funds was an agreement to put building energy codes in place – but some states haven't followed through.
By Ron Gallagher • March 4, 2013 -
EPA seeks to avoid dissent on looming stormwater rules
The Environmental Protection Agency is due out in June with rules for incorporating stormwater control in low-impact development, and it's lobbying local governments to see the rules favorably.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 28, 2013
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