The following blog post was written by Grace Johnson, Safety Advisor at MAREK's Houston location.I was recently given the opportunity by MAREK, along with one of our Field Foreman, Jaime Ramos to participate in a discussion panel hosted by the AGC Houston. The panel consisted of 6 individuals both...
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The State of Texas has created a new body, the Commission on Texas Workforce of the Future, to recommend legislation for submission during the next legislative session in 2021 to alleviate the skilled workforce shortage in the state. Andrew Schneider of Houston Public Media reported:“Texas...
Accounting for Anticipated LossesGenerally accepted accounting principles or GAAP require the recognition of loss provisions in the period during which the loss becomes evident (Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification [FASB ASC] 605-35-25-46 // FASB ASC-606-10-65-1)....
The Home Depot Foundation announced that it was making a commitment of $50 million to the expansion of its training programs and to training 20,000 skilled craft workers over the next 10 years.This new commitment comes on the heels of their “pilot trades training program” for separating military...
Authored by Pete Keener, RRC, RRO, CIT - Department Manager, Building Science Solutions, Intertek, and originally published in the Chamberlin Roofing and Waterproofing Summer 2021 Quarterly Newsletter.This question has been asked for years in the roofing industry when discussing...
Business email compromise (BEC) scams are on the rise. In 2020, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received 19,369 BEC/Email Account Compromise (EAC) complaints with adjusted losses of over $1.8 billion.This type of fraud poses substantial risk to all types of organizations. Small...
Most U.S. organizations process important information every single day, every single hour, every single minute. When that information is private and sensitive in nature, its value skyrockets, and hackers will seek to obtain it by any means necessary. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation...
The last decade has brought with it a significant increase in the number of claims stemming from allegations of discrimination or retaliation as a result of mental health conditions. The mental health of employees is an area of the law that will continue to see a significant increase, as well as an...
The following article was authored by Jackson Lewis P.C. attorneys, Courtney Malveaux, Richard Vitarelli, and Lin Wagner.Workers in the construction industry tend to be older than those in other industries, according to the National Association of Home Builders. The median age of...
