This month, new regulations regarding personal protective equipment (PPE) go into effect. The rule, promulgated by the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) in late 2007, clarifies what PPE employers are required to provide at no cost to their employees.
John Hanson says he doesn't necessarily ascribe Hanson General Contracting's recent cash flow problems to an economic slowdown, but it's a decent bet that the two are related.
Recent legislation in Illinois and New Jersey places new emphasis on proper classification of construction employees in those states. The impact of these new laws on remodelers could be as major as a complete restructuring for some companies, and as minor as a clerical inconvenience for others.
How do remodelers measure their companies' financial performance?
Final tallies on the destruction due to October's wildfires in Southern California were not available as of press time, but estimates in early November ranged from 1,500 to 2,500 homes destroyed, with more than a half-million acres burned.
