The participation of the Associated Builders and Contractors, which joined a seven-state lawsuit, is cited as a factor in the vaccine mandate injunction applying in all 50 states.

Last year, as the pandemic upended the construction industry, contractors hatched a plan to come together. Determined to keep jobsites open and deemed essential around the U.S., a group of contractors partnered on turnkey coronavirus prevention protocols for all companies to use.

How an expected OSHA standard will deal with enforcing jobsite compliance by subcontractors is unclear.

“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 November issue of ENR New England will feature the rankings of the region’s specialty construction firms.

Even prior to COVID, closing your books was a difficult task. It’s time consuming, involves a lot of collaboration, and most importantly, there have probably been work-arounds put in place each month that now make it a chore. What are some lessons contractors can put in place to mitigate risk and improve reporting?

ENR Midwest has extended its Midwest Top Contractors deadline and the preliminary list of firms shows a strong business year despite the challenges of COVID-19.

Contractors doing business in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas will be featured in the Aug. 2 print issue of ENR Texas & Louisiana in the region's annual Top Contractors ranking.