The Iowa Plumbing and Mechanical Systems Board (Board) licenses those working in the plumbing, hydronic, heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC), and refrigeration disciplines. It issues trade licenses, specialty licenses and medical gas piping installation certifications. It began to issue contractor licenses on November 1, 2012, and anyone working in these…
In late March, a trial court in Bergen County, New Jersey dismissed a condominium association’s construction defect claims against several construction entities for failure to comply with the applicable statute of limitations. This decision’s appellate aftermath will be interesting to follow, because the trial court stripped away some of the…
The Nevada State Contractors Board recently sent out an invitation to all contractors for its second FREE educational seminar Wednesday, June 25 from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Space is limited to 50 participants at the Reno location, 5400 Mill Street, and 100 at the Las Vegas location, Clark County…
Learn “Personal Career Strategies to Advance Your Professional Path” at the upcoming 5th annual Groundbreaking Women in Construction event that is being held at the McGraw Hills Financial Global Headquarters, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020, on June 12. Breakfast and registration start at 8:00 a.m. It’s…
Apparently it’s true, “If you build it, the NFL will come.” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell
In its May 27 Press Release, The Associated General Contractors of America reported that “[c]onstruction employment expanded in 220 metro areas, declined in 70 and was stagnant in 49 between April 2013 and April 2014, according to a new analysis of federal employment data” it released today. It highlights both…
In 2007, CITGO Petroleum Corporation and CITGO Refining and Chemicals Company, L.P. (collectively CITGO) were convicted by a jury of two felony violations of the Clean Air Act for operating an oil water separator without the proper emission control devices, and of three misdemeanor counts of violating the Migratory Bird…
Protecting communications disclosed to third-parties under the common interest doctrine can be an uphill battle. Was the communication reasonably necessary for the purposes for which the attorney was consulted? Was there a reasonable expectation the communication would remain confidential? Was the content of the communication of the type that should…
Yesterday, the California Department of Industrial Relations issued a News Release, Newsline No. 2014-48, confirming that Cal/OSHA will be “focusing on safety compliance at construction sites in the San Francisco Bay Area, following a recent series of fatal accidents in the region.” Cal/OSHA investigators are being deployed to inspect construction…
The Department of Transportation recently launched a national campaign to stop texting while driving and other distracted driving hazards. In turn, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently issued a reminder to employers that it is their legal responsibility under the Occupational Safety and Health Act to safeguard drivers…