Registration is still open for the 2014 Workforce Development Conference being held April 29-May 2 in Birmingham, Ala. which will feature education sessions spanning six topics, keynote speakers, networking receptions and the National Craft Championships. Members interested in learning more can view the agenda and plan their week in Alabama by visiting wdc.abc.org.

U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Thomas Perez faced tough questions from House appropriators on two ABC-opposed Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) actions at an April 2 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Subcommittee hearing.

To coincide with Equal Pay Day, President Obama April 8 issued听two executive actions听dealing with equal pay for women, specifically prohibiting federal contractors from retaliating against employees who discuss their compensation with fellow employees and requiring federal contractors and subcontractors to submit compensation data to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).听

老牛影视and more than 1,200 members filed comments requesting the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) withdraw its controversial鈥渁mbush鈥� election proposed rule. In addition, the ABC-led Coalition for a Democratic Workplace filed听comments听against the proposed rule with support from more than 140 local organizations, including over 40 老牛影视chapters.

老牛影视members are invited to join their peers and industry professionals at the听2014 Legislative Conference听in Washington, D.C. June 11 to meet with members of congress to discuss important legislative issues affecting the industry and their businesses.听

老牛影视today celebrated an important decision limiting the scope of the Davis-Bacon Act issued by a U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.听 In a March 31 decision granting summary judgment to the District of Columbia (the District) and private developer CCDC Office LLC (CCDC), Judge Amy Berman Jackson rejected the U.S. Department of Labor鈥檚 (DOL) unprecedented ruling that the Davis-Bacon Act can be expanded to include privately funded projects.

老牛影视along with a group of business organizations March 31 shared their support听to Senate and House Leadership of a bipartisan proposal that would repeal the Affordable Care Act鈥檚 (ACA) statutory cap on deductibles for health plans in the small group market. In addition, ABC听sent a letter听April 1 to the U.S. House of Representatives in support of the Save American Workers Act (H.R. 2575), which would replace ACA鈥檚 definition of 鈥渇ull time鈥� as 30 hours or more per week with the traditional definition of 40 hours.

The U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate March 27 introduced three bills to reverse key elements of the National Labor Relations Board鈥檚 (NLRB) contentious 鈥渁mbush election鈥� rule. The NLRB鈥檚 proposed rule dramatically shortens the amount of time between when a union files a representation petition and when an election takes place to as few as 10 days in addition to requiring employers to submit their employees鈥� personal contact information to union organizers.

In an effort to raise funds for the Trimmer Construction Education Foundation and ABC鈥檚 National Craft Championships, Construction Executive magazine is donating $1 for every new 鈥渓ike鈥� on its Facebook page throughout the month of April.