On July 31, the Department of Labor鈥檚 Employee Benefits Security Administration issued a听final rule听that would allow small and mid-sized businesses to band together and offer 401(k) plans to their employees through Association Retirement Plans. The final rule goes into effect Sept. 30, 2019.

Two graduates of 老牛影视Pelican Chapter's Baton Rouge Training Center and one from the 老牛影视Heart of America apprenticeship program were in Washington last week to attend the one-year anniversary celebration of President Trump鈥檚 Pledge to America鈥檚 Workers at the White House. Last year, 老牛影视pledged to educate and upskill at least 500,000 construction workers over the

On July 25, the ABC-led Coalition for a Democratic Workplace testified before a House subcommittee on the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (H.R. 2474), which would jeopardize workers鈥� privacy, constitutional rights and freedoms if passed. This legislation currently has 186 Democrat cosponsors and is essentially a 鈥渦nion boss wish list,鈥� as Ranking Member Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) described it in his opening statement.

老牛影视supports the Highway Trust Fund Reform Act of 2019 (H.R. 3904), legislation introduced on July 24 by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) that would exempt federally funded or federally assisted Highway Trust Fund projects from federal Davis-Bacon requirements, known as prevailing wage. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that repealing Davis-Bacon would save the Federal Highway Administration more than $700 million a year.

On July 24, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act (H.R. 397) by a vote of 264-169 with 29 Republicans supporting the majority.听Advocates argue the measure is needed to protect the pen

On July 18, the U.S. Small Business Administration issued an interim final rule that will adjust monetary-based small business size standards for inflation to allow more small businesses to become eligible for the SBA鈥檚 loan and contracting programs.

The U.S. Department of Labor鈥檚 Occupational Safety and Health Administration has published several resources to protect workers from various hazards related to summertime weather, such as hot weather and hurricanes.

In a victory for ABC, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu vetoed legislation that would have imposed prevailing wage requirements on state projects for the first time since the law was repealed in 1985 on July 19.听

Last week, Timothy Mongeau, ABC鈥檚 director of workforce development, spoke on the Workforce Development for Veterans Through Apprenticeship panel during the National Association of Drug Court Professionals All Rise 2019 conference, the world's largest conference on addiction, mental health and justice reform.听

On July 15, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission opened the听online portal听for the collection of data on pay and hours worked (or Component 2 data) for calendar years 2017 and 2018.