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Tax Reform Impact on Employers and Employees

Revit OpEd

The new federal Tax Bill has many provisions that impact employers with respect to their employees. The Tax Bill has many provisions that impact employers with respect to their employees. Drizner and Michael Lobie. Editor’s note : This blog was originally published as a Client Alert by Seyfarth Shaw LLP.

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OSHA Awards $10.6 Million in Safety, Health Grants

Construction Equipment

OSHA awarded $10,687,000 through the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program to 78 nonprofit organizations, including community- and faith-based groups, employer associations, labor unions, joint labor-management associations, and colleges and universities.

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Paul Robinson on the Role of ConstructReach in Workforce Development 

Pro Builder

Paul Robinson founded ConstructReach in 2018 to create events and a social network for educating young people, teachers, and parents about opportunities in construction. We also work to let general contractors know when educators may not have all of the [required] information available to give to a student. ConstructReach.

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“Once-in-a-Generation” Opportunity for Women in Construction: Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act

Autodesk Construction Cloud

The White House states that it will drive the creation of union jobs and help grow the economy in a sustainable way that makes sure all people, including under-represented communities get ahead for decades to come. The question is, how will employers pursue opportunities to grow a more diverse workforce–especially in the field?

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Alberta Injury Rates 10 Times Higher Than Reported

Safety Services Company

This is one of the reasons that unionization provides workers with a significant safety dividend, especially in Alberta, the only jurisdiction in Canada where joint (worker-employer) health and safety committees (JHSCs) are not mandatory for any size of workplace.

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HBI President Ed Brady’s Call to Action to Solve the Construction Industry’s Labor Shortage

Pro Builder

At the International Builders’ Show (IBS) in Orlando last month, Ed Brady, president of the Home Builders Institute (HBI)—the educational arm of the national Association of Home Builders ( NAHB )—led the call to action for solving the housing industry’s chronic skilled labor shortage. . His dad is a union electrician. What are they?

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How the Construction Industry Is Rethinking Workforce Development

Pro Builder

What Minic found was a weak talent pipeline, a disconnect between what schools teach and what employers need, and way too much employee churn. Hub & Spoke's Maker Playground also offers an experiential education program in partnership with the local school district. It plans to add 10 more markets within the next 12 months. .