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Appleseed Foundation Launches Online Deportation Preparation Manual for Immigrant Families

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Labor & Workforce Development

Education and Training Root Causes for Labor Shortage According to 2022 Survey

Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)

Ahead of Labor Day weekend, the AGC's 2022 construction workforce analysis cites a lack of adequately prepared or skilled candidates as lead issue in filling available positions, compounded by material costs and supply chain disruptions.

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5 Ways the Construction Industry is Changing in 2022 Due to COVID-19

While almost every industry has been affected by COVID-19, the challenges experienced by contractors have been especially daunting.

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Equipment Management

NEORIS and Arkik Introduce ActiveTrac Solution at WOC

ActiveTrac combines the latest sensor and satellite positioning technology with data analysis to generate a robust cloud-based platform , providing the ability to monitor and optimize fleet performance.

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Supreme Court Puts Biden COVID Vaccination/Testing Mandate on Hold

In two contrary decisions on workplace vaccination standards, the high court offers clarity on the kinds of actions the federal government can and cannot take to protect workers in a pandemic. Labor organizations have committed to pursuing those options.

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Refusing to Try is the Worst Choice for Employers Facing OSHA’s COVID-19 Emergency Standard

The Supreme Court has not yet ruled on the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard but the standard is currently in effect. Lawyers suggest that the best way to draw a fine while the case is being litigated is to refuse to try and comply.

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Supreme Court to Act Urgently Next Week on COVID Vaccination Mandate Cases

The OSHA emergency standard currently requires employers of 100 or more to either vaccinate or test workers starting in January. Justices will reconvene early in January to hear oral arguments and decide whether to block the regulation.

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Construction Technology

Changing the Construction Landscape: How Technology is Improving Workflows

COVID-19 changed priorities on construction sites in ways that accelerated adoption of BIM, drones, virtual reality and artificial intelligence. Here’s how proliferation of those techs is raising the stakes in construction

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Appeals Court Overturns Stay of OSHA’s COVID-19 Emergency Standard and It's Headed to the Supreme Court

The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals last week dissolved the stay against enforcement of OSHA’s vaccinate-or-test requirement for employers of more than 100, OSHA changed its deadlines and final appeals went to the High Court

Covid Vacc Record

Could OSHA’s COVID Emergency Standard Be Dead?

Aclaimant Chief Risk Architect Gary Pearce talks about the status of legal challenges to the temporary standard requiring employers to protect workers from COVID-19 infection, and the risks to companies that decide to wait and see

OSHA’s COVID Emergency Standard: Priorities to Work on Now

Employer responsibility to protect workers from COVID-19 is not going away, so Aclaimant Chief Risk Architect Gary Pearce describes what’s new in OSHA’s emergency temporary standard and work wise contractors start to match the urgency of the emergency

Consumer Demand Remains High, Supply Chain Improves Slightly in November

Institute for Supply Management (ISM)

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector grew in November, with the overall economy achieving an 18th consecutive month of growth, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.

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Construction News

OSHA’s COVID Vaccination Standard Faces Stiff Legal Challenge as Stakes Rise

With COVID-19 infections and deaths ramping up on pace to match last year’s winter surge, enforcement of the emergency temporary standard for workplaces is in the hands of federal courts that are expected to act with urgency to match the emergency

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