Posterized

Andy Cole
September 8, 2011

Recent decisions by the National Labor Relations Board have necessitated that employers put another poster in plain view on job sites beginning November 14. According to the AGC of America, this notice must be posted by every private sector employer and will include information on employees' rights through the National Labor Relations Act ("quickie election" rules for unions). The NLRB does not have the authority to impose fines for not posting the information, but there are other punishments failure to post.

Contact Denise Gold at the AGC of America for more information.

In other construction-related news:

OSHA issued a hazard alert on incorrectly rebuilt circuit breakers.
Prices for material continue to drop, but contractors haven't been able to take advantage, according to Retail Traffic.
AGC Chief Economist Ken Simonson was quoted in a story relating to an uptick in state tax collecting and what impact it will or will not have on construction.
The industry unemployment rate nationwide has climbed to 13.5 percent.
President Obama told a crowd in Detroit that rebuilding infrastructure is a centerpiece of his jobs plan. Recently, a research group noted an alarming ramp up in deaths due to deteriorating roads and bridges.

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