Labor and employment laws regularly intersect with the construction industry–particularly when you are dealing with employment issues such as the hiring and firing of employees. Today’s post is about a new I-9 form that was just released last Friday.
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Tennessee Adopts E-Verify in Stages and with Safe Harbor Changes
I received an email last week from Kent Starwalt of the Tennessee Road Builders Association about the applicability of E-Verify, which varies by jurisdiction, and the recent changes to the law in Tennessee. Today’s post reviews those changes and reminds you to check your particular state’s law on the issue…
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The Devil Went Down to Georgia: New Immigration Law for Public Projects
A few of my favorite parts of a holiday picnic are: kids running through sprinklers, very cold watermelon, crispy hot dogs, and the Charlie Daniels Band blaring over the speakers. (… yep, the devil went down to Georgia … he was looking for a soul to steal …) I do not intend to
Are You or Your Subcontractors Using Illegal Immigrant Labor on Your Construction Projects?
Last month, Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) suspended all current bridge construction projects by Britton Bridge, LLC and related companies until they performed an independent review of their safety procedures. This action came as a result of a second on-the-job fatality of a worker at the Henley Bridge project in Knoxville, TN, since January 2011.
Muchos Problemas: Music City Center Highlights TN’s “Immigrant Labor” Construction Laws
Last night, the evening news reported that Tennessee House Democrat Leader Mike Turner planned to file a complaint with the Department of Labor, alleging that "one of the contractors working on the Music City Center project is hiring illegal immigrants." Turner stated that he received the information from an inside source.
Vandy Football: “Lack of Knowledge” About E-Verify Is No Excuse
This weekend my eldest son turned six years old. What right of passage does every six-year-old boy celebrate in the South? He goes to a SEC football game. And so we set out on Saturday evening for a little "guy time" with the Vanderbilt Commodores, hot dogs, nachos and popcorn. My son was decked out in his new blue polo