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August 27th, 2010 - 10:14 am § in Case Law, Construction Liability, Employment & Labor, Legislation & Law, Managing Risks, Workers Compensation

Are You a Contractor or Employee?: The Dreaded 1099 Dilemma

There has been a long standing rule that unregistered contractors cannot recover payment of contract sums for construction work. The theory is that a person or entity cannot actually perform construction work unless they are registered. If they cannot legally perform the work – they cannot leg[...]

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July 30th, 2010 - 9:59 am § in Construction Liability, Employment & Labor, Managing Risks

Be A Careful Contractor: Terminating At Will Employees Is Risky

Contractors typically hire all employees as “at will” employees. “At will” means that the employee can be terminated at any time for any legally permissible reason (excluding things like age, gender, sexual preference, etc.). But before you go and fire employees willy nilly, [...]

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June 25th, 2010 - 8:52 am § in Construction Liability, Employment & Labor, Internal Policy, Managing Risks

Internal Mess? Construction Companies and Employee Social Media Use

Its inevitable. You run a construction company and your employees use social media. Social media are networking websites and interfaces that people can use to share information and data. But what are the implications of this use? How can you best manage any potential risks? How do my employee[...]