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EEOC Focuses on Eliminating Harassment, Recruitment and Hiring Barriers in the Construction Industry

Published Date: July 11, 2024

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), whose mission is to enforce the nation’s anti-discrimination laws, released new guidelines on June 18, 2024, entitled Promising Practices for Preventing Harassment in the Construction Industry. The guidelines are in support of its Strategic Enforcement Plan for the fiscal years 2024-2028 for combatting systemic harassment and eliminating barriers in recruitment and hiring in the [...] Read More

Is Safety Compliance Putting Your Project in Jeopardy? Examining the Essentials of DOE’s Worker Safety and Health Program

Published Date: July 8, 2024

This article was written for the ConsensusDocs newsletter and first appeared here. Most contractors are familiar with the myriad of labor and safety regulations intended to safeguard the health and safety of workers. Many contractors will be equally familiar with the maze of forms and reports, the maintenance of safety personnel, safety walks and talks, and the many other measures intended [...] Read More

Tendencias: Oportunidades de “Nearshoring” Para la Industria de la Construcción

Authors: Jerry P. Brodsky, Roberto Hernandez

Published Date: June 25, 2024

“Nearshoring” es un fenómeno de gran interés en América Latina y, más recientemente, en Estados Unidos. Les brindamos una introducción a “Nearshoring” y a las oportunidades que representa. “Nearshoring” se ha convertido en un término cada vez más relevante en el contexto de la economía globalizada. Este fenómeno describe la práctica de trasladar operaciones de producción y servicios a países [...] Read More

Trends: “Nearshoring” Opportunities for the Construction Industry

Authors: Jerry P. Brodsky, Roberto Hernandez

Published Date: June 25, 2024

“Nearshoring” is a hot topic throughout Latin America and is receiving increasing attention in the United States. We offer this introduction to "Nearshoring" and the opportunities it presents for your reference. “Nearshoring” has become increasingly relevant in the context of the globalized economy. This phenomenon describes relocating production and service operations to countries geographically close to consumer markets, instead of [...] Read More

Retainage: What Contractors Need to Know and Helpful Strategies

Published Date: May 16, 2024

This article was written for the ConsensusDocs newsletter and first appeared here. Introduction Most, if not all, construction contracts contain a provision for “retainage.”  The origin and concept of retainage dates back to the railroad boom that embraced Great Britain in the 1840s. In its simplest terms, retainage is a mechanism by which an owner or general contractor withholds disbursement of [...] Read More