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Thank you to all the General Contractor members who have taken time to provide input, feedback and suggestions via the member telephone interviews that Jean has been conducting during the last six weeks. At this point there are five more interviews to schedule to reach the goal of 100% participation by membership. Hopefully, by mid-July a summary report of the survey will be available for you to view.
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Construction Learning Center @ the Nebraska State Fair- This is a “new and cool” event we are co-sponsoring with the Nebraska Chapter, in partnership with the Nebraska State Fair. A steering committee has developed a full set of activities and displays to be open August 28th to September 7th at the Fair in Lincoln. NOW WE JUST NEED MEMBERS TO VOLUNTEER TO TAKE PART IN THE “NEW AND COOL” EVENT! (Cool in temperature too; we have 7,000 sq. feet of air conditioned space.) Click here to view details about the event! Click here to view the volunteer sponsorship packages! THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE OUR INDUSTRY. Volunteer today! Sponsorship packages are on a first come, first pick basis and only available to AGC members of the Chapters.
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Legislative Interim Studies- Between Legislative Sessions many Senators and their staff people conduct extensive studies on issues that come up during the regular sessions. There are three interim studies that are of interest to our industry: LR 123 will examine the Department of Labor’s authority to conduct workplace safety inspection on county and city projects and property. LR185 will examine the impact of employer misclassification of employees in Nebraska, along with the impact this practice has on the statewide economy. LR186 will examine workers’ compensation insurance premiums in Nebraska.
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Woods & Aitken White Paper on a Current Legal Issue - The Building Chapter has asked Woods & Aitken to review issues facing contractors who enter into a construction contract with an owner that prohibits the use of any employee on the project who has a criminal record that includes “crimes of a serious nature”. School or church client contracts are likely to include these types of clauses. Erin Gerdes is preparing a White Paper that identifies the problems with contract provisions currently being used by owners, the law involved in conducting a background check, and possible, realistic alternatives to those provisions that could be proposed to owners instead. The White Paper will be available very soon. If you would like a copy contact Jean at jdpetsch@windstream.net. For Those That Do Work in Omaha - The following new documents are located in the Members only section of the Chapter website, www.agcnebuiders.com: 2009 Legislative Session Wrap-Up - The session is over for now. Click here to view a final update on the Building Chapter’s “bills of interest” (on the "Legislative Alert" page of the Members Only section) and where they stand come the next regular session in January, 2010. This is a repeat because several of you mentioned that you do not see anything about the Chapter's local lobbying effort.
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