The construction industry has faced several developments recently, which will have a significant impact on employers. These include updates to wage and labor regulations, cyber security risks, safety rules, and independent contractor classification requirements. Here are the most important changes employers need to know about.
The DOL has recently declared proposed rulemaking, which would expand the Davis-Bacon Act’s prevailing wage requirements as well as other regulations which apply to federal contractors and for federally assisted construction contracts.
The Executive Order on Use of Project Labor Agreements signed into effect by President Biden will require a project labor agreement prior to the award of a federal construction project with a valuation of $35 million or greater. This order was signed during a visit by the president to a Union in Marlboro, Maryland, and continues the current administration’s policy of union friendliness.
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