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Below is an excerpt of an article published in the Q4 2024 edition of the National Organization of Minority Architects Connecticut Chapter (NOMAct) newsletter, which offers insights from Robinson+Cole’s Construction Industry Roundtable.
The construction industry, long viewed as a traditional and labor-intensive sector, is poised to experience a transformational shift with the integration of…
This post was co-authored by Labor + Employment Group lawyers Natale DiNatale, Abby Warren and Christopher A. Costain.
As most employers in the construction industry know, the Connecticut Legislature passed significant amendments to the Connecticut Paid Sick Leave (PSL) law which are set to go into effect on January 1, 2025, for…
This post was authored by Jonathan H. Schaefer who is a member of Robinson+Cole’s Environmental, Energy + Telecommunications Group.
On December 11, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced it finalized a revision to the personal protective equipment (PPE) standard for the construction industry. The final rule adds specific language to the…
N.Y. Labor Law § 241(6) requires owners and contractors to provide reasonable and adequate protection and safety to persons employed at or lawfully frequenting a construction site. If a worker is injured on a construction site and establishes a violation of a specific and applicable Industrial Code regulation, both the owner and contractor will be…
Below is an excerpt of an article co-authored by Labor and Employment Group lawyers Abby Warren and Jessica Pinto, which was published in the latest edition of PE magazine, the flagship publication of the National Society of Professional Engineers.
On January 10, 2024, the US Department of Labor (DOL) published a final rule…
This week we are pleased to have a guest post by Robinson+Cole Labor Relations Group chair Natale V. DiNatale.
The NLRB has reversed decades of precedent and made it far easier for unions to represent employees, including construction employers, without a secret ballot election. Initially, it is important to understand that this new standard…
Below is an excerpt of an article published in Construction Executive on February 21, 2023 co-authored by Robinson+Cole Labor and Employment Group lawyers Abby M. Warren and Sapna K. Jain.
Since last fall, news of layoffs in the technology sector have set off a ripple effect in a variety of other industries. Companies engaging…
Below is an excerpt of an article co-authored by Megan Baroni and Jon Schaefer and published in Construction Executive on June 28, 2022. Megan and Jon are partners in Robinson+Cole’s Environmental, Energy + Telecommunications Group.
Most contractors don’t know they can be cited for an OSHA violation even if their own employee is not exposed…
Below is an excerpt of an article published in Construction Executive on May 13, 2022 co-authored by Robinson+Cole Labor and Employment Group lawyers Abby M. Warren and Kayla N. West .
After nearly two years of managing the workplace through the nationwide COVID-19 pandemic, employers are being impacted by another significant challenge: the “Great Resignation,”…
This post was authored by Megan R. Naughton, who is the co-chair of the Robinson+Cole’s Immigration Group.
Foreign nationals account for 61% of the full-time graduate students in civil engineering programs in the United States, according to the National Foundation for American Policy NFAP Policy Brief, August 2021, International Students in Science and…
