Apr 11, 2019 | Announcements
Credit: Bloomberg Law Construction Labor Posted April 9, 2019, 2:51 PM New York City employers wouldn’t be allowed to require job candidates to submit to drug testing for marijuana as a condition of hiring, under a bill approved by the City Council. The bill (Intro....
Apr 5, 2019 | Announcements
A new analysis from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research reports that between 2017 and 2018, the number of women working in construction trades increased by 17.6 percent, rising to 276,000, according to www.forconstructionpros.com. This is nearly five times...
Mar 26, 2019 | Announcements
As published in the “Buffalo News” By Tom Precious Published March 25, 2019: ALBANY – County executives from across the state sounded alarms Monday that local property taxpayers and services will suffer unless key changes are made in state budget...
Mar 11, 2019 | Announcements
From the New York Post By Carl Campanile March 10, 2019 | 8:30pm Council Speaker Corey Johnson has targeted a sacred cow in his plan to reform the MTA: New York’s much-maligned Scaffold Law, which critics say boosts insurance costs for transit projects and on other...
Feb 27, 2019 | Announcements
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – More and more women are shattering the glass ceiling and making their mark in the male dominated construction industry. “Times are changing. It’s not just a man’s world anymore,” Tanay Matthews, of Brooklyn, told CBS2’s Vanessa...
Feb 22, 2019 | Announcements
The New York State Register just published Executive Order (EO) 192, which effectively grants agencies and the Governor permanent debarment power. The notice in the Register was the first (and so far, only) public acknowledgement that the Governor had signed the...
Feb 14, 2019 | Announcements
BNA Construction Labor News — Feb. 13, By Jacklyn Wille A Pennsylvania concrete company can’t force the union that formerly represented its workers to foot a $680,698 withdrawal liability assessment from the union-connected pension plan, the Third Circuit...
Feb 6, 2019 | Announcements
As puplished by WGRZ Buffalo: BUFFALO, N.Y. — Western New York business leaders are not happy with the business climate they’re getting from Albany. The Buffalo Niagara Partnership held a discussion Tuesday morning, when Siena College gave the results of the...
Feb 5, 2019 | Announcements
As published in Concrete Construction READY-MIX RETURNS Plenty of companies are building new stores and renovating existing locations. By Pierre Villere Adobe Stock /crewcut Brick-and-mortar retailers thrive by filling gaps not easily replaced by online suppliers:...
Feb 5, 2019 | Announcements
As published in Concrete Construction BILL’S BLOG Is DOI the best way? By Bill Palmer Rhopoint Polished concrete was front and center during this year’s World of Concrete. The sold-out Polished Concrete Luncheon featured an all-star panel that discussed...
Jan 25, 2019 | Announcements
Business Journal News Network By Journal Staff Date: 1/25/2019 12:30 PM BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — LeChase Construction Services, LLC announced it has appointed Adam Green as its regional operations manager in Binghamton. He has worked for the construction company for more...
Jan 22, 2019 | Announcements
By: Theresa E. Rusnak, Bond Shoneck & King On January 15, 2019, the New York legislature passed the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (“GENDA”). GENDA, which faced more than a decade of impasse in the State Senate, now awaits Governor Cuomo’s expected...
