Protecting Your Jobsite from Unauthorized Solicitation & Recruiting

About this event

IEC Dallas is here to support our members in protecting their people, maintaining control of their jobsites, and keeping projects running safely and efficiently. If you are experiencing unauthorized visitors, recruiting activity, or need help implementing policies, signage, or workforce communication—we’re here to help.

Join us for a live Zoom session with Brian Benitez of Ensley Benitez Law PC on Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM.

This session will cover:

• Your legal rights in protecting your jobsite and workforce
• Practical strategies to retain and support your employees
• Policies and best practices to strengthen long-term workforce stability

IEC Dallas also provides practical guidance on:

• Maintaining control of your jobsite and limiting unauthorized access
• Handling outside visitors in a professional and consistent manner
• Setting clear expectations with your workforce
• Implementing effective, enforceable policies

Our goal is to give you the tools and support needed to protect your team, your jobsite, and your business.

Dates / Schedule

Start: April 1, 2026 3:00 PM
End: April 1, 2026 4:00 PM

Additional Information

JOBSITE CONTROL – KNOW YOUR ROLE

Construction jobsites are restricted access, private property controlled by the General Contractor (GC) or owner.

As an electrical contractor, you play a key role in:

• Supporting site access policies
• Protecting your workforce
• Maintaining a safe and productive jobsite

BEST PRACTICE – ALIGN EARLY WITH YOUR GC

Before issues arise, confirm:

• A No Solicitation / Loitering / Trespassing policy is in place
• The policy is communicated across all trades
• On a jobsite, Signage is posted at entrances, gates, trailers, offices, parking areas, and anywhere else the Owner / GC permits

If not in place, recommend it. This protects everyone onsite. If the GC allows, consider purchasing and posting the signs yourself. The one pasted below covers all the bases and costs $8.97 on Amazon.

HOW TO HANDLE UNAUTHORIZED VISITORS

Work with the GC to establish a protocol to remove unauthorized people in a peaceable, legal manner:

Suggested Actions for when an unauthorized person is identified

• Ask who they are and why they are onsite
• If the person’s response indicates that he or she is unauthorized (“UA”) then
• Inform the UA that this is a restricted jobsite, and that he/she must check in with the GC or leave the site.

(and this next part depends on what you’ve agreed to with the GC, because as sub, you don’t control the site)

or

If the protocol you develop with the GC allows – inform the person that he/she is trespassing and ask the person to immediately leave. If the person refuses, then ask the UA to wait with you and radio / call the GC’s representative to come get him or her and escort the person off the site

or

If the protocol you develop with the GC allows, and you can safely do so, ask the UA to accompany you to the GC representative

or

Take whatever other action is supported by the GC and reasonable under the circumstances. This can be up to and including having the GC’s rep call the police and having the offender “trespassed.”

Don’t engage in any behavior (raised voice, threats, physical contact) that can land you in hot water later.

SET EXPECTATIONS WITH YOUR CREW

Communicate to employees:

During work hours, in work spaces, or any part of the premises controlled by the Owner or GC (and if you have the backing of the GC or Owner, as appropriate), ask your team to:

• Not engage with outside individuals
• Not accept or distribute solicitation or recruitment materials during work hours, in workspaces, or in any part of the construction site (premises) controlled by the Owner / GC as the case may be
• Report any unauthorized visitors immediately to his/her immediate supervisor / PM

RECOMMENDED POLICY

Draft and adopt a written policy for your own team. There is no particular “magic language,” but you should include the following to give you best chance of having your policy supported by a court or the NLRB:

Policy should be neutral (will discuss in the ZOOM call)

Policy should be in writing

Policy should be trained up immediately

Policy should be enforced

 

Most importantly, it is OK to prohibit employees from engaging in or being subject to solicitation or recruitment on work sites during work hours, and to expel trespassers from any site over which you have control or the GC’s authorization.