Items Tagged with 'rulemaking'

As the Employee or Independent Contractor Classification is challenged in federal court, the Department of Labor is issuing guidance on how to determine workers as contractors or employees.

The revision to the standard adds language requiring that employers provide PPE that properly fits construction industry workers.

With OSHA preparing rulemaking for heat injury prevention, now is the time to prepare your roofing company and crews to stay safe when the sun is blazing.

The NRCA joined other construction industry coalitions in critiquing OSHA's proposed rulemaking for PPE use, claiming it is vague and would create more burdens for employers.

Trent Cotney, partner at Adams and Reese, discusses OSHA’s proposed rulemaking for lead exposure and how it may affect contractors on the job.

Trent Cotney, partner at Adams and Reese, provides what contractors should research when it comes to determining whether they’re still open to claims following a job.

The NLRB's rulemaking will affect joint employment, which some industry experts believe will create barriers and burdens on contractor and subcontractor relationships.

The Department of Labor is holding two public forums regarding rulemaking on independent contractor verses employee status.