Under the Trump administration, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has set an agenda for the rest of 2018 that addresses Obama-era overreaches and modernizes compliance assistance to ensure workers receive the wages they are owed and employers have the tools needed to abide by the law.
Send One Powerful Message to Congress at ABC’s Legislative Week
Associated Builders and Contractors’ (ABC) annual Legislative Week, June 24-28 in Washington, D.C., is members’ greatest chance to educate Congress about the issues that affect their businesses and showcase the contributions they make to the construction industry and the U.S. economy.
Trends and Challenges for the Construction Industry in 2018
What trends and challenges will 2018 bring? Contractors can expect labor shortages, minimal growth, reliance on technology and compliance with new regulations and safety rules.
California General Contractors Must Fulfill Subcontractors’ Wage Obligations
Under a new law, general contractors in California must take responsibility for any employee wages or benefits that their subcontractors fail to make under contracts entered into after Jan. 1, 2018.
Fourteen Percent of Construction Workforce Is Unionized
An estimated 1.1 million of the 7.84 million wage and salary workers in the U.S. private construction industry belonged to a union last year.
Study: Repealing IL Prevailing Wage Law Would Boost Economy
A study from the Illinois Policy Institute determined that repealing the state’s prevailing wage law would help boost economic growth.
Behavioral Assessments Provide Firm Legal Foundation to Reduce Employee Lawsuits
To reduce employee-related lawsuits and fraudulent worker’s compensation claims, it helps to build hiring procedures on a firm legal (and predictive) foundation.
Federal Laws Applying to Opioid Use and Addiction
Data shows that, statistically, every adult American knows at least one member of the workforce who has been injured at work, was involved in an accident or underwent hospitalization, and has been prescribed pain medication—likely an opioid—to use while on the job.











