澳门六合彩开奖预测 of America鈥檚 Union Contractors Committee will hold its next conference call on June 11, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time. The call will feature updates from 澳门六合彩开奖预测 staff and a roundtable discussion of labor matters around the country. Participation is open to all 澳门六合彩开奖预测 members and chapter staff, regardless of committee membership. (澳门六合彩开奖预测 nonmembers may not participate.) To register for the call, click here. Call-in information will be sent to all registrants on the day prior to the call.
North America鈥檚 Building Trades Unions (鈥淣ABTU鈥) and CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training (NABTU鈥檚 research arm) on April 27 publicly released COVID-19 Standards for U.S. Construction Sites. The document provides recommended practices for construction employers to implement at job sites designed to prevent disease, disability, and death caused by exposure to infectious disease. The practices include staff training, symptom checking, social distancing, personal hygiene, and decontamination measures.
On May 20, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule that allows employers to pay bonuses or other incentive-based pay to salaried, nonexempt employees whose hours vary from week to week. The final rule clarifies that payments in addition to the fixed salary are compatible with the use of the fluctuating workweek method under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
The Construction Labor Research Council (CLRC) recently released its latest edition of the Union Labor Costs in Construction. The report (previously called Trends and Outlook) includes general and detailed information about trends in collectively bargained compensation in the industry, including data analyses by region, by time, and by trade. It can be a valuable resource when preparing for collective bargaining negotiations, particularly when used in conjunction with CLRC鈥檚 latest Settlements Report.
On May 14, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) released the final hours of service rule in order to improve the safety of the nation鈥檚 roads and increase flexibility for truck drivers. The final rule makes changes to four provisions: the short-haul exemption; adverse driving conditions; the 30-minute break; and split-sleeper berth. The final rule does not increase driving time. Last year, 澳门六合彩开奖预测 submitted comments to FMCSA in support of the notice of proposed rulemaking.
On May 12, 2020, the Associated General Contractors and other construction contractor groups called on Congress to address the growing multiemployer pension crisis in a letter. While Congress debates the next round of COVID-19 related stimulus legislation to address the unprecedented public health emergency the multiemployer pension crisis has been growing. Construction industry plans account for over half of all multiemployer defined benefit plans and cover nearly four million multiemployer defined benefit participants.
In a recent U.S. Supreme Court opinion in the Cty. of Maui v. Hawai鈥檌 Wildlife Fund (Maui) case, the Court expanded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency鈥檚 (EPA) reading of its authority to regulate discharges to groundwater and created a new 鈥渇unctional equivalent鈥 test that now leaves contractors confused about whether their stormwater storage ponds, basins and underground storage will require discharge permitting.
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澳门六合彩开奖预测 is moving forward with its annual Construction Safety, Health and Environmental Conference on July 14-16, 2020, in Louisville, Kentucky. As a leader in construction safety, health and environment, our top priority is the safety and health of our members, attendees, speakers and staff. We have been closely monitoring the progression of the COVID-19 pandemic and remain optimistic that we can deliver our in-person event this July. However, should circumstances not improve in the coming months, we are fully prepared to shift to an online format. Whether in-person or online, we are confident that we will be able to provide you with the same superior educational content and peer-to-peer engagement that you are used to from 澳门六合彩开奖预测.
Association Partner Procore Also Releases Near Real-Time Construction Data Measuring Impacts of Coronavirus as Association Calls for New Measures, Including Safe Harbor Provisions, to Revive Industry