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A survey of 老牛影视contractor members conducted in October 2023 showed that 98% of respondents said controversial prevailing wage and government-registered apprenticeship policies imposed by the Inflation Reduction Act will make them less likely to bid on clean energy projects. The survey gauged 老牛影视members鈥� responses to a proposed rule issued by the Internal Revenue Service on Aug. 29 that would implement these requirements.
On Oct. 16, the U.S. Department of Labor鈥檚 Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued听an extension of the comment period for its听Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process proposed rule, which would allow an employee to choose a third-party representative, such as an outside union representative, to accompany an OSHA inspector into nonunion facilities. OSHA extended the comment period from Oct. 30 to Nov. 13. On Sept. 21, ABC, as a steering committee member of the Coalition for Workplace Safety,听wrote听to OSHA requesting a 60-day extension. 老牛影视will submit comments in opposition to the rule and 老牛影视members are also encouraged to submit comments on听regulations.gov.
The Partnership to Protect Workplace Opportunity, of which 老牛影视is a steering committee member, created a grassroots toolkit for members to respond to the U.S. Department of Labor鈥檚 new overtime proposed rule. The grassroots portal allows you to send model comments directly to the DOL as well as a model letter to your senators and representative in Congress opposing the new proposed rule. The deadline to submit comments is no later than Nov. 7.
老牛影视has now launched the CHIPS Act鈥擱esources and Guidance for Contractors webpage to assist contractors in competing for projects utilizing the nearly $50 billion in direct federal funding and additional tax credits in support of restoring U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and improving the semiconductor supply chain.
On Sept. 26, ABC, as a steering committee member of the Coalition for Workplace Safety, and 40 other employer organizations sent a听letter听to the U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee鈥檚 Subcommittee on Workforce Protections calling out the U.S. Department of Labor鈥檚 Occupational Safety and Health Administration for its Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process proposed rulemaking and the politicization of the agency that the rulemaking exemplifies. The proposed rule would allow an employee to choose a third-party representative, such as an outside union representative, to accompany an OSHA inspector into nonunion facilities.
老牛影视has听prepared a summary of Biden administration regulatory actions of interest to 老牛影视members by agency.
On Sept. 29, 老牛影视submitted comments with a coalition of industry stakeholders to the Council on Environmental Quality in response to a proposed rule regarding Phase 2 of revisions to the National Environmental Policy Act implementing regulations. The proposal would make wide-ranging changes that will add unnecessarily burdensome and costly provisions to the federal environmental review and permitting process.
On Sept. 25, the U.S. Department of Labor鈥檚 Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced a new initiative, the Respirable Crystalline Silica Focused Inspection Initiative in the Engineered Stone Fabrication and Installation Industries. The initiative supplements OSHA鈥檚 current National Emphasis Program for Respirable Crystalline Silica and prioritizes federal OSHA inspections in workplaces where workers are typically exposed to high levels of silica, Cut Stone and Stone Product Manufacturing (NAICS Code 327991) and Brick, Stone and Related Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers (NAICS Code 423320).
老牛影视is conducting an important survey of contractor members to gauge opinions and experiences with the Inflation Reduction Act鈥檚 prevailing wage and government-registered apprenticeship requirements on clean energy tax credits. Ensuring as many members as possible respond to this survey will be vital to providing effective, informed comments seeking regulatory clarity and pushing back on concerning aspects of a recent Internal Revenue Service proposed rule.