Comprehensive workers' compensation reforms in Tennessee could end up being a model for the nation. A new state agency will be handling the claims and Governor Bill Haslam signed legislation that puts penalties in place for premium fraud. They're taking the workers' compensation claims out of the...
This Week's Second Look
In an earlier blog, I told you about a drywall installation clinic at Pasadena ISD’s L.P. Card Career and Technical Center which was led by a team from the Houston division of Marek Brothers Systems. The purpose of the clinic was to inform the high school juniors and seniors of the types of...
Florida legislators have once again stepped up efforts to crack down on payroll fraud by naming another special prosecutor to investigate and punish workers’ compensation fraud.Last month, the Palm Beach Post reported that Palm Beach County (containing the cities of West Palm Beach and Boca Raton)...
My architectural colleague, Bob Borson, is an architect and blogger in Dallas. He “pens” a blog site called Life of an Architect. I read each and every one of his blogs since he writes about subjects that any of us who are architects or who are in the construction industry will find...
“If a piece of the building falls to the ground and breaks, they have insurance for that,” said a middle-aged man in a wheelchair in Houston. I sat in a small portable building behind a church, listening through an interpreter as the man, I’ll call him Miguel, told the story of how his spinal cord...
Recently, representatives from Construction Citizen (including myself) visited the offices and training facilities of SER-Jobs for Progress, guided by executive director Nory Angel. One of the programs offered by SER is their Green Jobs Training Project, which they provide in partnership with...
With the skills gap widening and projecting to increase, Construction and Maintenance Education Foundation (CMEF) will open up a new doorway for veterans to enter a career in construction, providing training for free.CMEF will be offering a free jumpstart training course for veterans at Camp Hope...
The issues of Wage Theft and payroll fraud were highlighted in Houston, Texas last week when two leaders on the issues spoke before the Houston City Council. This was part of the effort to garner support against those contractors and business owners who continue to cheat their workforce by...
Join SER's 47th Anniversary Gala in Houston on April 20, 2012.A few months ago the Construction Citizen team toured the offices and training facilities of SER – Jobs for Progress and wrote about this Houston organization which helps people from low-income neighborhoods turn their lives around by...
