The U.S. Dept. of Labor has announced a new program that will provide free assistance to construction contractors and subcontractors—and public- and private-sector owners—in gathering diverse workforces for certain major projects funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Jenny R. Yang, director of DOL’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, (OFCCP), said that a goal of the program, announced March 14, is to “provide equal opportunity to all workers by removing barriers that have historically prevented our construction trades from tapping the full talent that exists in communities that have been underrepresented.”