The Department of Labor has issued their enforcement rules for joint employment status of contract employees as part of their enhanced Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA) enforcement in industries where misclassification has become rampant as companies move to avoid paying overtime, benefits and...
This Week's Second Look
Reshaping the Industry
Three actions are necessary to build a thriving, profitable and durable construction industry:
- Acceptance. Recognize current situations and challenges and accept they are real.
- Leadership. Embrace core values and principles as innovators and leaders.
- Solutions. Collaborate among owners, contractors and workforce for solutions.
Last fall I had the opportunity to visit one of the Lone Star NGL Fractionator Projects in Mont Belvieu, Texas which S & B Engineers and Constructors was building. At the jobsite, I met James “Cajun” Folse, the Welding Program Manager, to learn about the in-house welding program at S...
Earlier this month, Jim Kollaer wrote here on Construction Citizen that more than 400 new high rises are planned for London's skyline:“That number is astonishing to me. That is 436 new buildings that will be added to the existing skyline. Sure, a number of them are either residential or mixed use,...
Japan has several problems, not the least of which is how to house their population even though their birth rate is declining. Another large issue for Japan to address is how to mitigate the Tsunami impact caused by major earthquakes off the Sea of Japan.Perhaps a new design named Next Tokyo 2045...
Following the 2016 ABC National Craft Championships in Fort Lauderdale last month, Michael Noschese and Jose Morua, the gold and silver medalists in the Structural Welding competition, spoke with myself and fellow Construction Citizen author Jasmine Swoope about their experiences in the competition...
All over the country, there are significantly different headlines about women in the construction industry. There seems to be a mixed message. Some stories focus on the fact that women are finding fantastic careers in construction while others suggest it is too difficult for women to gain traction...
Working on federal and local governmental projects requires that contractors include minorities, woman-owned, or Disadvantaged Business Enterprise firms on their teams either as subs, vendors, suppliers or consultants. The guidelines also require that those amounts be stated in the bidding process...
The second Lift & Move USA careers event will take place in Houston, Texas on February 10, 2016. The first event was held in June in Chicago, Illinois and attracted more than 140 attendees including students, apprentices and veterans, all interested in learning more about careers in the...
The El Paso City Council is moving forward with plans to further crack down on companies that deny pay to their workers. Only one council member voted “no” to add tougher language to an ordinance that was initially passed last year.Under the new version of the law, which takes effect immediately,...
