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Government says OSHA enforcement is "unambiguous ... in addressing grave dangers to employees in the workplace," in rollout of COVID emergency temporary rule.

Labor Dept. report shows spike in respiratory illness cases.

Total construction starts are set to rise 6% in 2022, down from 12% this year, with warehouse and residential sectors continuing to lead the recovery, says Dodge Construction Network.

Contractor John Moriarty & Associates has filed to place liens on the property, alleging project payments it still is owed.

Steel mill and energy prices have increased more than 100%, year over year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price Index.

Despite the overall gain, some nonresidential construction segments still show job losses in July.

“Nimble” is frequently used to describe how AEC human resources leaders responded to the cascade of challenges in the past year. On top of supporting field crews to help keep jobsites safe and productive amid Covid-19 outbreaks, HR teams scrambled to craft strategies for maintaining connections across a suddenly dispersed office workforce, sustain recruiting efforts with only limited access to prospective candidates and conduct sometimes difficult discussions of social justice issues raised by the Black Lives Matter movement.

The union protests were ruled protected speech by the National Labor Relations Board last week.