Nov 27, 2019 | Announcements
Just a reminder to anyone who holds a Dig Safely NY Excavator Certification. The initial certification is good for five years. However there is a continuing education component that requires anyone with a certification to have an additional one hour of...
Nov 27, 2019 | Member News
NEW YORK (AP) — A group representing construction companies has sued New York state and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority over rules that penalize contractors for delays and cost overruns. The Wall Street Journal reports that the lawsuits were...
Aug 29, 2019 | Announcements
Posted Aug. 28, 2019, 12:38 PM Bloomberg Law/Construction Labor Public comment period ended Aug. 26 DOL now examining comments to develop final rule A Trump administration plan for a new industry-led apprenticeship program could threaten the administration’s...
Jul 25, 2019 | Member News
From Bloomberg Law: Construction Labor report: Butch Lewis Act would provide 30-year loans to troubled multiemployer plans 1.3 million workers in underfunded plans A new federal agency would make loans to underfunded pension plans under a measure passed 264-169...
Jul 18, 2019 | Announcements
By Eric Reinhardt, Business Journal News Network Date: 7/17/2019 8:05 PM ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo this week has signed into law a measure that reauthorizes the minority and women-owned business enterprises (MWBE) program for five more years. The law...
Jul 18, 2019 | Announcements
From Bloomberg Law: Construction Labor Report, July 17th 2019 Development of a proposed federal worker safety rule mandating that protective clothing and safety gear fit the person wearing it was approved July 17 by OSHA’s advisory panel of construction safety...
Jul 16, 2019 | Announcements
Jon Herdlein, CPA The Bonadio Group Building and maintaining a strong workforce is one of the leading challenges facing many businesses. I often hear stories from business owners about how they’re trying to delay planned retirements of skilled employees...
May 16, 2019 | Announcements
Source: Bloomberg Law Labor report The Labor Department’s contractor watchdog is encouraging employers to sponsor apprenticeship programs to both create a pipeline of skilled workers and “increase outreach and recruitment efforts” to fulfill equal...
Apr 30, 2019 | Announcements
Business Journal News Network, By Eric Reinhardt, Date: 4/29/2019 7:00 PM KIRKWOOD, N.Y. — Smith Falls, Ontario–based Canopy Growth Corp. (NYSE:CGC) has “secured” a 308,000-square-foot facility on a 48-acre property in Kirkwood, describing it...
Apr 15, 2019 | Announcements
Business Journal News Network By Eric Reinhardt Date: 4/15/2019 4:55 PM Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) expects to spend an estimated $64 million this year in New York through the remodeling of 13 stores. Of those stores, 10 are located in Central and upstate...
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...
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...
