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Office Staff Indicate Need for Modernized Access Control Systems

by Joanna Masterson | Mar 25, 2019
Risk | Risk Management

More than half of employees surveyed for Openpath’s Office Technology Study think their company access control system could be improved or modernized.

The Value of Burden: Accounting for Indirect Cost Improves Performance and Profitability

by Robert Mercado, Adam Canosa | Mar 21, 2019
Finance | Human Resources | Insurance | Law | Risk Management | Workforce

Ensuring that the project estimating team can predict both direct and indirect costs secures more efficient bids. The company will then have more accurate data to predict the profit the job will actually return once fully burdened.

Subcontractor Claims: Tips to Avoid and Bolster Potential Claims Against General Contractors

by Richard J. Tyler, Christopher D. Cazenave | Mar 19, 2019
Contracts | Dispute Resolution | Risk Management | Safety

A recent court case reaffirmed core principles for avoiding subcontractor claims - read the contract, document, don’t write anything that shouldn’t be used in a trial, and clarify and confirm.

Employment Practices Liability Insurance: What It Is and Why It’s a Necessity

by Patti Maluchnik | Mar 8, 2019
Human Resources | Insurance | Risk | Risk Management | Workforce

With the rise of the #MeToo and TIME’s Up movements, claims—particularly those related to sexual harassment—are becoming more frequent. That’s what makes employment practices liability insurance so critical.

The Intersection of Risk Management, Safety, Technology and the Workforce

by Sean Martell | Mar 6, 2019
Risk Management | Safety

According to McKinsey Global Institute’s 2018 research report, “Reinventing Construction Through a Productivity Revolution,” the industry is slow to adopt technology, and has been struggling with stagnant productivity levels for decades.

Managing Risks of an Aging Workforce

by Scott B. Lassila | Feb 26, 2019
Risk | Risk Management | Safety | Wellness | Workforce

Contractors can develop strategies to align safety, ergonomics, wellness and benefits with the needs of aging workers, resulting in fewer accidents and absenteeism, better worker retention and performance, and cost savings.

Subcontractor Selection Checklist

by Charles Burkhart, James Williams | Feb 15, 2019
Risk | Risk Management

This handy checklist for subcontractor selection helps contractors perform due diligence to make sure subcontractors are qualified, experienced and financially stable.

How Technology Can Help Construction Finance Professionals

by Jason Krankota | Feb 4, 2019
Accounting | Risk Management | Technology

CFOs can partner with IT teams to modernize their back-office systems and prepare to handle a flood of data from the field as paper processes become digital.
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