The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a minimum wage increase of $0.20 to $10.80 per hour to be paid to workers performing work on direct federal contracts and subcontracts covered by Executive Order 13658. Federally assisted contracts are not affected. The rate goes into effect on January 1, 2020.
Sets Salary Threshold of $35,568 per year
Texas and North Dakota Have Biggest Number and Percent Annual Job Gains, While Louisiana and Vermont Lag; Florida and Nevada Experience Largest One-Month Gains as Tennessee and Wyoming Have Worst Declines
Encourages Senate to Continue Work on WRDA reauthorization
ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ of America is offering a three-part webinar series to help construction employers navigate the complexities of marijuana, CBD, and opioid use in the industry.
Separate Pre-Conference Strategic Management Workshop October 9th
Cutoff for hotel reservations is Tuesday, September 17, 2019!
On Sept. 9, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to reauthorize the ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥-supported Diesel Emission Reductions Act (DERA), which provides incentive to owners to make a smart investment in their purchase of cleaner and often more fuel-efficient vehicles and equipment.
On Sept. 12, ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ attended the unveiling of a final rule to repeal the 2015 definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rulemaking. ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ has criticized the federal overreach in the 2015 WOTUS rule, which treated many traditionally state waters as federal -- triggering federal approvals and permits for construction projects.
On Monday August 19, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit seeking to overturn the district court’s decision from March that reinstated the EEOC’s revised EEO-1 Component 2 form. On Monday, August 26, ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ —with the help of its Construction Advocacy Fund—joined 13 other associations on an amici brief that explains to the court the problems employers have with the new EEO-1 form; a narrative that was not included in the parties’ briefs.