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Tennessee Construction Company Ordered to Pay Back Wages, Damages for Violating Fair Labor Standards Act

U.S. Department of Labor

Contractor found to have violated minimum wage, overtime, and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act with 82 employees

Construction Safety

[VIDEO] Controlling Respirable Crystalline Silica in Construction: Jackhammers and Handheld Powered Chipping Tools

A short video describing how to properly use specified dust control methods with jackhammers and handheld powered chipping tools to effectively limit workers’ exposure to respirable crystalline silica

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Construction News Tracker

[VIDEO] Federal Shutdown Blocks Transportation Spending Increases

AASHTO reports shutdown is holding up part of the 2018 Transportation Appropriations bill funding for highways and future progress could be altered; plus more construction industry news on the January 10, 2019, edition of Construction News Tracker

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Government Shutdown Stalls Highway and Transit Projects

States got only a quarter of the $44B in federal dollars expected for highway projects and $11B for transit programs at the outset of the fiscal year

Road Construction Flagging

Construction News

Carhartt Launches Company Gear Uniform Program

Carhartt expands its well-known consumer collection of industrial products to fit the uniform needs of businesses

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Construction News

Mortenson Completes Rockford's Largest Construction Project in City History in Just 28 Months

Using Lean construction techniques Mortenson built the 563,000-square-foot Mercyhealth’s Javon Bea Hospital and Physician Clinic–Riverside in just 28 months

Mercyhealth’s Javon Bea Hospital and Physician Clinic–Riverside

Construction Safety

[VIDEO] Protecting Workers from Silica Hazards in the Workplace

OSHA informational video on the hazards of exposure to respirable crystalline silica

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Construction Safety

[VIDEO] 5 OSHA Tips to Prevent Workplace Falls

These 5 measures from OSHA can help keep workers safe from falls on the jobsite

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California Mass Timber Building Competition Begins January 15

Competition to award $500,000 in grants to teams who design innovative mass timber buildings

Wood-framed Stella, in Marina Del Rey, CA, is two buildings with 244 residential units completed in 2013 for about $65 million.

Construction Safety

OSHA Now Using Drones to Conduct Safety Inspections

The use of drones for OSHA safety inspections is raising some concerns for construction contractors

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Business Services

Lease Accounting Changes: Make Sure Three Strikes Doesn’t Mean You’re Out

GB Financial Services, LLC

Here are the Big Three impacts from new tax and accounting rules and what you need to do to stay in the game.

Here are the Big Three impacts from new tax and accounting rules and what you need to do to stay in the game.

[APP] Jobsite Quality Management Made Easier with FTQ360 Mobile App

Reduce quality defects, analyze trends, improve accountability and save time with construction inspection and punchlist software app

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