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Countering Illegal Immigration: Taking Aim at Employers With Form I-9

by Matthew A. Bowles, Gregory A. Hearing | Sep 14, 2018
Law | Legal and Regulatory | Legislation

Construction industry employers must take Form I-9 seriously to avoid being ICE’s next target. Make sure employees are authorized to work in the U.S. and ensure proper Form I-9 compliance.

Oregon Codifies Tall Wood Buildings

by Joanna Masterson | Sep 10, 2018
Industrial | Law | Legal and Regulatory | Markets

Oregon is the first state to allow wood buildings to exceed six stories without special consideration under the Oregon Building Codes Division’s recent statement of alternative method (SAM), which provides prescriptive path elements for mass timber construction.

Sacramento Passes Local Hiring Ordinance

by Nick Steingart | Sep 7, 2018
Law | Legal and Regulatory | Legislation

The Sacramento City Council voted 7-2 to approve the Local Hire and Community Workforce Training Program, which requires contractors working on city projects exceeding $1 million to allocate 50 percent of their total workforce hours to area residents.

Prevailing Wage Repeal Leads to Lower School Construction Costs in W.V.

by Nick Steingart | Sep 6, 2018
Law | Legal and Regulatory | Total Human Health

Following the full repeal of West Virginia’s prevailing wage law in 2016, a study conducted by the University of Kentucky Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) found that total costs for public school construction in the Mountain State declined by more than 7 percent.

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