Later this year, Democrats in the US House of Representatives plan to restart their push to penalize companies that compensate their workers as independent contractors when, by law, they should be classified as employees and compensated as such.
The TX Facilities Commission has released a video featuring the partnership between their HUB program and the TX Department of Insurance now offering OSHA-30 training to Historically Underutilized Businesses and small contractors.
September 16, 2019
AGC Survey: Texas Construction Firms Face Greater Challenge Than Rest of Nation in Finding Workforce
Texas Builders are having an even harder time than contractors in other states in finding enough skilled workers to keep up with demand, leading to higher construction costs. That's according to the latest survey from the Associated General Contractors of America, which found 80 percent of firms nationwide are having difficulty finding skilled workers. In Texas, the number is 84 percent.
September 12, 2019
After efforts failed at the Texas Legislature this year to cancel out government-mandated paid sick leave ordinances in cities around the state, business groups are pressing ahead with legal challenges aimed at the same goal. Austin, San Antonio, and Dallas are among cities that have adopted ordinances requiring private employers to offer paid sick leave to their employees or face penalties.
September 05, 2019
New Jersey is taking steps to further crackdown on what's been called a "scourge" in the construction industry as well as other sectors of the economy: Worker misclassification or payroll fraud.
August 29, 2019
Craft professionals in construction have the “gift of choice” and the chance to be the author of their own future. That was the main message from Mike Bellaman, President and CEO of the Associated Builders and Contractors, as he spoke to students graduating from the Workforce Development Program at MAREK this year.
August 21, 2019
A key challenge for companies and their employees in Houston’s historic East End centers on tearing down language barriers. One of the ways that’s now being accomplished is taking English as a Second Language (ESL) classes to the students rather than making the students come to the class.
August 13, 2019
The filmmakers at The Rational Middle this week put a bow on the first season of their immigration documentary series, calling it a “holistic view” of the issue they hope will “inform the public, shape sensible policy solutions and create a deeper understanding of this important challenge.”
July 31, 2019
The City of Dallas may be in court soon defending rules that say private employers must provide paid sick leave benefits to their employees.
July 26, 2019
Business leaders, educators, and others should be doing all they can to come up with innovative ways to meet the challenge of filling so-called “middle-skill” jobs in Southeast...
July 17, 2019
