Construction Workforce US Labor Dept. Withdraws Trump Rule Defining Independent Contractors Tom Ichniowski Mark Shaw May 6, 2021 No Comments Associated Builders and Contractors says it plans to challenge agency's action in federal court.Read More
Construction Workforce Labor Dept. Seeks to Cancel Two Trump Administration Rules Tom Ichniowski March 11, 2021 No Comments Agency targets employee-classification and joint-employer rules.Read More
Biden Administration Biden Names His Picks for Deputy Secretaries of Labor, Energy Tom Ichniowski February 10, 2021 No Comments Julie Su, California labor agency head, is pick for DOL's No.2, David Turk, Obama administration energy official, is named for DOERead More
Biden Administration Labor Dept. Nominee Walsh Looks Likely to Be Confirmed Tom Ichniowski February 4, 2021 One Comment Walsh adheres to Biden's positions and says OSHA workplace safety shouldn't be an "us vs. them" issue.Read More
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh Is Tapped as U.S. Labor Secretary Scott Van Voorhis January 7, 2021 One Comment Labor union leaders hailed selection of the former construction union exec, as Biden aims to fulfill his promise of being a pro-labor president.Read More
Biden Transition Organized Labor Counts on Strong Support From New Administration Bruce Buckley November 18, 2020 No Comments The pending PRO Act, which boosts pro-labor actions, was specifically cited by several construction unions when endorsing Joe Biden for president.Read More
Construction Workforce Labor Dept. Sides with Construction Unions on Apprenticeship Rule Tom Ichniowski March 10, 2020 One Comment Final rule retains construction exclusion from new industry-recognized apprentice programs.Read More
Construction Workforce Senate Confirms Scalia to be Labor Secretary Attorney faces key construction issues, including apprenticeship proposal Tom Ichniowski September 17, 2019 No Comments Update 9/26: Nominee approved on 53-44 vote along party lines.Read More
Construction Workforce More Than 300,000 Comments Pour In on DOL's Proposed Apprenticeship Rule Tom Ichniowski August 30, 2019 One Comment Building trades back, and ABC opposes, construction exemption from proposed new apprenticeship program.Read More
Trump Names Attorney Scalia as Labor Secretary Nominee Tom Ichniowski July 24, 2019 No Comments If the Senate confirms President Trump’s pick to lead the Dept. of Labor, attorney Eugene Scalia, he would face key construction-related issues.Read More