This week, Taylor covers changes to federal law regarding independent contractors, the incoming wave of COVID-19 related penalties and fines on job sites, and the positive news hat trick the construction industry scored last week.
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At a Glance
- New laws require 'economic reality' checks to classify workers as independent contractors
- Need for commercial warehouse space skyrockets due to COVID-19
- Michigan fines 12 construction-related businesses for COVID-19 violations
- Construction starts, employment, and backlog all up as construction industry scores a 'hat trick' of good news
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Resources
- Labor Department proposes revision of independent contractor test
- Construction scores a hat trick: Starts, jobs, backlog all rise
- Demand for warehouses sparked by COVID, online shopping; jobs available
- Michigan fines 12 construction-related businesses for COVID-19 violations
- Deputies: Warrants issued for Charlotte County homebuilders in several fraud cases
