Among the most fatal of workplace hazards, caught-in/between hazards were responsible for 50 deaths in the construction industry in 2017. The sheer size and difficulty of operating heavy equipment makes
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As an employer, you simply can’t make the mistake of retaliating against a worker that submits a complaint against you with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Federal law
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Construction firms must always be mindful of their safety practices. Whether it’s identifying hazards, performing a risk assessment, training and educating your workforce, or ensuring everyone on the site is
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While no roofing contractor wants to be responsible for an injury, many fail to abide by safety regulations that can prevent fatal accidents on their jobsites. Below, we discuss how
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The ability to pull permits and commence work is key to the success of all roofing contractors across the Sunshine State. Fortunately, filling out and submitting an application for a
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As a professional roofing contractor, it’s important to understand that bad roofing decisions can cost you and your business. Whether you let an employee scale a roof without any fall
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Effective January 1, 2020, the Volunteer State will adopt the same 20-factor test performed by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to define whether an employee qualifies as an independent contractor
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On September 27, 2019, the Department of Labor issued a final rule on overtime, officially named “Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees,”
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If you are owed payment, the mechanics lien is a common tool to utilize. Before you try to navigate this process on your own, speak with a Nashville mechanics lien
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There are over two million people incarcerated in the United States prison system and there are over 600,000 inmates released from our prison system annually. As we discussed in the
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