Builders go through the motions

Published: January 29, 2010
Tags: Associated General Contractors of Greater Milwaukee, Building Service Inc., Burazin, Emmerich, Mortenson, Mortenson Construction, Niffenegger, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, osha, R&R Insurance Services, Safe-Con LLC, Stehno
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By Sean Ryan The young guys on his carpentry crew pay more attention to stretching exercises after they hear John Niffenegger’s back crack when he gets off his knees during a flooring job. Niffenegger, who worked in a lumberyard carrying concrete bags and timbers before starting a 25-year construction career, is a carpenter foreman with [...]

State closes in on penalties for cheating contractors

Paul Snyder paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com A state task force is cooking up what could be stiff penalties for contractors that misclassify workers for the state. By improperly classifying workers as independent, a contractor can pay them under the table and skirt payments for unemployment insurance and workers’ compensation. To counter the problem, a state Department of Workforce [...]