Jan 24, 2025 | Announcements
Minimum Wage Increases. Effective January 1, 2025, the hourly minimum wage across New York State (excluding New York City, Westchester and Long Island) will increase from $15.00 to $15.50. Salary Exempt Threshold Changes. Employees may be exempt from overtime...
Dec 23, 2024 | Announcements, Member News
On December 11, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced it finalized a revision to the personal protective equipment (PPE) standard for the construction industry. The final rule adds specific language to the existing standard requiring...
Dec 23, 2024 | Announcements, Member News
New York Paid Prenatal Leave Law Starting January 1, 2025, New York will become the first state to mandate paid prenatal personal leave for all private-sector employees regardless of company size. The law requires New York employers to provide up to 20 hours annually...
Oct 15, 2024 | Announcements, Builder Tips, Member News
Free Certifications offered by Lead and Healthy Home programs at the Chautauqua County Health Department. What’s the Big Deal about Lead? Lead and Healthy Homes staff hear it often: “I thought lead wasn’t a problem anymore.” In communities like ours, this could not be...
Aug 9, 2024 | Announcements, Builder Tips, Member News
A registration system for contractors and subcontractors engaged in public work. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Q1. When will the NYS DOL registration system be available on-line? A. The NYS DOL registration system is tentatively scheduled to be available...
Jul 8, 2024 | Announcements, Member News
From: Construction Drive, Authored by: Zachary Phillips Dated: July 2, 2024 OSHA has had a National Emphasis Program on heat safety since April 2022, but the proposed rule would be an enforceable guideline, as opposed to general suggestions — such as the credo “water,...
Jun 3, 2024 | Announcements, Member News
OSHA has issued a final rule that updates the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to align primarily with the seventh revision of the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). The final rule was published on May 20,...
May 8, 2024 | Announcements, Member News
Matthew Boyle, Bloomberg News 5/6/24 Workers Switching Jobs Lately Find the Grass Not Always Greener Reported lower satisfaction than those who stay Recent hires ‘feel stuck,’ Conference Board researcher says Switching jobs typically makes workers happier. Now,...
May 8, 2024 | Announcements, Member News
Source: Buffalo News by Jon Harris It’s been an up-and-down several years at a state-funded, $200 million drug manufacturing plant in Dunkirk, a facility that – to date – still has not actually manufactured a drug. But could that soon change? ImmunityBio Inc., which...
Apr 2, 2024 | Announcements, Member News
The U.S. Department of Labor today published a final rule clarifying the rights of employees to authorize a representative to accompany an Occupational Safety and Health Administration compliance officer during an inspection of their workplace. The Occupational Safety...
Jan 12, 2024 | Announcements, Member News
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor announced changes to Occupational Safety and Health Administration civil penalty amounts based on cost-of-living adjustments for 2024. In 2015, Congress passed the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act...
Jan 12, 2024 | Announcements, Member News
NEW YORK – The U.S. Department of Labor has launched a multi-year program to reduce worker fatalities and injuries in the tree and landscape services industries in New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. In 2022, the Bureau of Labor Statistics...
