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Earlier this month, the U.S. House and Senate established a conference committee to continue debate on the House-passed听H.R. 4521, the America COMPETES Act, and the Senate-passed听S. 1260, the United States Innovation and Competition Act. Both bills contain troubling, restrictive labor policies that would dilute the effectiveness of the legislation and limit opportunities for much of the construction industry to participate in new programs authorized under these bills
On April 12, the U.S. Department of Labor鈥檚听Occupational Safety and Health Administration听announced a听National Emphasis Program鈥擮utdoor and Indoor Heat-Related Hazards, which expands on the agency鈥檚 ongoing heat-related illness prevention initiative and campaign by setting forth a targeted enforcement component and reiterating its compliance assistance and outreach efforts.
The U.S. Department of Labor鈥檚 Wage and Hour Division听previously announced听that it is reviewing its overtime regulations. DOL is now offering five regional virtual listening sessions in May and June and would like to hear feedback from employers on possible revisions to the regulations. Learn more about the dates, times and how to register for the virtual regional meetings.
On April 5, the U.S. Department of Labor鈥檚 Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced that it is starting an enforcement program that identifies employers who failed to submit Form 300A data through the agency鈥檚 Injury Tracking Application. The enforcement program will begin in early April and was developed in response to recommendations from the Government Accountability Office to improve reporting of summary injury and illness data.
On March 31, the U.S. Department of Labor鈥檚 Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs announced new directive 2022-02: Effective Compliance Evaluations and Enforcement, which rescinds directives issued under the Trump administration aimed at increasing the certainty, efficiency and transparency of the department鈥檚 operations for the contractor community.
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Franz Eston June, former 老牛影视president (now the role of the 老牛影视chair of the board of directors), died on Friday, March 18, 2022.
On March 30, 老牛影视sent a letter to a Congressional subcommittee cautioning that more regulations and less worker freedom, combined with the
老牛影视is concerned about a proposal from the Biden administration that will increase the number of contractors subject to electronic safety data submission requirements and carry risks for exposing confidential business information by posting parts of the submissions on a public website.
Following the release of the U.S Department of Labor鈥檚 proposed rule, Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations, on March 18, 老牛影视formally submitted a request for the 60-day comment period to be extended by an additional 60 days.