September 2015 | Tennessee Construction Lawyers

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Construction Law Attorneys

Month: September 2015

Jason Pannu

September 28, 2015

New OSHA Rule for Confined Spaces in Construction

Earlier this year, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) added a new rule to provide increased protections to construction workers working in confined spaces on construction projects. Confined spaces are things such as bins, pits, manholes, crawl spaces, sewers, HVAC ducts, tanks, etc. The new confined spaces standards went into…

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- Contractors, Statutes & Legislation
- Confined Spaces, General Contractors, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA
Wally Irvin

September 23, 2015

Federal Bill Introduced to Address NLRB’s Recent “Joint Employer” Ruling

On September 9, Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander (R), along with 35 co-sponsors in the Senate and 25 co-sponsors in the House, filed legislation to force the NLRB to return to the decades old “joint employer” standard. The NLRB overturned the prior standard on August 27 in Browning-Ferris Industries of California. As…

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- Contractors, Employment Law, Legal Issues, Subcontractors
- Employment Law, General Contractors, Subcontractors
Tennessee Construction Lawyers

September 21, 2015

Additional Rule Changes by the Tennessee Board of Architectural and Engineering Examiners

Recently we posted (here) that the Tennessee Board of Architectural and Engineering Examiners passed rule changes affecting military families. Additional rule changes have now been announced. To view the changes, click here. These rules include a general cleanup of language; exam procedure cleanup; reduction of the engineer intern application fee from fifty to…

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- Architects
- Architects
Wally Irvin

September 17, 2015

Bill Filed to Invalidate Nashville Charter Amendment

#VoteNoon3. In July and August, Twitter was abuzz as Nashville’s construction community actively campaigned against Charter Amendment 3. The proposed amendment sought to require contractors to assign at least 40% of work hours on Metro construction projects of at least $100,000 to employees who reside within Davidson County. Contractors against…

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- Contractors, Nashville, Statutes & Legislation
- Charter Amendment 3, Nashville
Jason Pannu

September 14, 2015

New Executive Order Establishes Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractor Employees

On Labor Day last week, President Barack Obama signed an Executive Order establishing paid sick leave for employees of Federal contractors. Under this Executive Order, certain Federal contractors will be required to provide to their employees up to 7 days of paid sick leave per year. Federal contractors performing procurement contracts…

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- Contractors, Employment Law, Federal Contracting, Statutes & Legislation, Subcontractors
- Employment Law, Federal Contracting
Paul Whitt

September 11, 2015

The Contractor’s Burden in Cost-Plus Contracts

Unlike many other civil claims, when a contractor seeks to recover amounts allegedly due from the owner under a cost-plus contract, the contractor has a heightened burden to prove the amounts owed by itemizing each and every expenditure made by the contractor on the project. And according to a Johnson…

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- Contractors, Tennessee Case Law
Jason Pannu

September 8, 2015

NLRB Changes Joint Employer Standard with Major Implications for General Contractors

The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) recently issued its decision in Browning-Ferris Industries of California, Inc. In a 3-2 decision (along party lines), the NLRB changed the standard for who may be considered a joint employer under the National Labor Relations Act. In the construction industry, this decision could make it more…

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- Contract Negotiation, Contractors, Employment Law, Legal Issues, Subcontractors
- Employment Law, General Contractors, Subcontractors
Tennessee Construction Lawyers

September 2, 2015

Embracing Military Families: Rule Changes by the Tennessee Board of Architectural and Engineering Examiners

There is a current nationwide trend among various professional groups to embrace more liberal practice admission standards for those who serve in our military, whether directly or by virtue of being a military spouse. According to a recent press release, the Tennessee Board of Architectural and Engineering Examiners passed rules…

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- Architects, Design Professionals, Engineers