The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has re-extended the compliance date for a regulation setting new standards for certifying crane operators.
The owner of an Orlando-based construction company faces up to 60 years in prison for workers’-compensation fraud involving underreporting the firm’s payroll by more than $6 million, the state Dept. of Financial Services reported recently.
Two big energy deals account for more than half the $250 billion in trade agreements with China that President Trump announced during his trip to Asia in early November: in West Virginia, $83.7 billion in shale-gas development and chemical manufacturing and, in Alaska, $43 billion to develop a pipeline and facility to export liquefied natural gas to China.
Last year, construction workers were on the job 20-22 days per month. The total this year has dropped to 13-15 days, and legal fights augur further slowdowns.