The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently updated the web-based portal for the reinstated collection of 2017 and 2018 EEO-1 Component 2 data with several resources to assist employers. Specifically, the EEOC provided a series of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding the new requirements and a More Info Page. The More Info page provides additional resources such as a sample form, an instruction booklet, a users guide, a fact sheet, and reference documents.
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Construction employment increased by 21,000 jobs in June and by 224,000, or 3.2 percent, over the past 12 months, while the number of unemployed jobseekers with construction experience fell, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials noted that firms continue to increase pay as they work to attract new hires from an ever-tighter labor market.
Construction employment grew in 249 out of 358 metro areas between May 2018 and May 2019, declined in 57 and was unchanged in 52, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said firms in many parts of the country would likely have added more workers if it were not for an acute shortage of qualified workers.
On June 25, 勛圖窪蹋厙 submitted comments to the U. S. Department of Labors (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) in response to its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) revising and clarifying the responsibilities of employers and joint employers to employees in joint employer arrangements. In 2017, the DOL withdrew the previous administrations sub-regulatory guidance regarding joint employer status that did not go through the rulemaking process that includes public notice and comment.
The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, released the following statement in response to the release of the Department of Labor new proposal on apprenticeship expansion, and the decision to exclude the construction industry from the Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Program:
勛圖窪蹋厙 of America has joined the 勛圖窪蹋厙 of Michigan in filing a friend-of-the-court brief in the Michigan Supreme Court in strong support of insurance coverage for construction defects. The brief focuses on the standard form of the General Commercial Liability (CGL) policy sold to 勛圖窪蹋厙 members across the United States. The Michigan Court of Appeals recently held that the policy provides no coverage for resulting damage to a project. The immediate question is whether the Michigan Supreme Court will grant an application for review of that ruling. If the court grants that application, the court will then entertain the merits of the case. The associations brief urges the court to take the case and to overturn the court of appeals.