As California works to finalize a permanent COVID-19 worker protection rule, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health declined to include a provision in the rule requiring employers to pay workers who take virus-related time off.

Women members throughout the U.S. and Canada play a key role in the United Brotherhood of Carpenters’ (UBC) success—in recruitment and mentoring, skills training, leadership development, political action and community involvement.

During 2020, manufacturing shut down in many parts of the world. Closures were brief for some locations and industries; other areas and industries stayed closed longer.

A rule that applies “economic realities” to determining whether a subcontractor is an independent contractor or employee may be back on the table for contractors.

As we move into 2022, along with the uncertainty associated with COVID-19, contractors will face a variety of other issues.

Most global climate scientists agree the main cause is human expansion of the greenhouse effect, the warming that occurs when the atmosphere traps heat radiating from Earth toward space.

The Biden Administration’s decision to withdraw its emergency vaccine mandate for firms that employ 100 or more people will help firms avoid losing workers unwilling to comply with the new measure.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is withdrawing the vaccination and testing emergency temporary standard issued on Nov. 5, 2021, to protect unvaccinated employees of large employers with 100 or more employees from workplace exposure to coronavirus.

The construction industry at large is struggling to get workers vaccinated, with only 55% of workers vaccinated nationally. With over 600 employees, Cal Drywall has reached a 90.1% COVID-19 vaccination rate.