In a June 21 letter, 蜜桔直播 of America raised supply chain concerns stemming from a proposed rulemaking to impose Federal Implementation Plan requirements on twenty-six states as part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency鈥檚 (EPA) 鈥済ood neighbor鈥 plan related to the 2015 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). EPA鈥檚 proposal would add emissions budgets and limits on certain energy and, for the first time, industrial sources鈥攊ncluding certain kilns, boilers, furnaces, and mills. Although not directly impacted, 蜜桔直播 members could experience disruptions in availability or cost increases for energy or materials key to construction such as cement, iron and steel, glass, chemicals, and paper products.
蜜桔直播 weighs in on SEC proposal to require privately held construction contractors to track and report emissions on construction projects for public companies.
On June 21, 2022, the Biden Administration unveiled its Spring 2022 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions mapping out federal agency priorities for the coming months. This bi-annual publication informs the public of regulations under consideration or planned by federal agencies. The present agenda includes several submissions by labor agencies.
The U.S. Department of Labor is proposing changes to its 鈥淲D-10 Davis Bacon Wage Survey Report of Construction Contractor鈥檚 Wage Rates鈥 form to help improve collection of data for determining prevailing wage rates.
蜜桔直播 of America and five other employer groups jointly submitted an amicus brief at the U.S. Supreme Court on June 15 in support of a request for review of a Washington Supreme Court decision that prevents a company from recovering damages from a union that sanctioned destruction of company property.
On June 8, 蜜桔直播 sought clarification from OSHA on its enforcement of heat-related hazards under its National Emphasis Program (NEP). Due to the absence of specific guidance clarifying how compliance safety and health officers (CSHOs) will evaluate a contractor鈥檚 implementation of protocols to address heat exposure, fair and consistent enforcement will be significantly impacted across all regions. In addition, the NEP鈥檚 ambiguities may ultimately put workers at further risk of injury or illness.