In early March’s municipal elections, San Francisco made it easier for developers to turn empty office buildings into homes with the passage of Proposition C, which offers a tax break for developers to convert up to 5 million square feet of commercial space by 2030.
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced a virtual roundtable on Feb. 16 from 1-3 p.m. ET on the Department of Labor’s Apprenticeship Modernization Rule.
In the Jan. 26 Federal Register, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration will announce public meeting sessions for the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health and its workgroups on Feb. 21 – 22.
On Dec. 19, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration released its 2022 data on occupational fatalities, which showed an overall increase of 5.7 percent and that the construction and transportation industries had the highest fatality rates.
The Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration announced a notice of proposed rulemaking to enhance the National Apprenticeship System by modernizing regulations for registered apprenticeships.
The Internal Revenue Service has slowed the payment of refunds to employers for the Employee Retention Credit as the agency struggles to combat what it says are fraudulent and overstated claims for the credit.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration released its top 10 most frequently cited federal health and safety violations for fiscal year 2023, and the top four entries relate to construction fall protection standards.