Labor & Payroll

On Wednesday March 10, the House of Representatives approved the American Rescue Act of 2021, which is also known as the COVID-19 relief package. The bill has many measures that will help the American economy recover from the pandemic, which include employment incentives and a dedicated budget for the construction industry. The Covid-19 relief…

The new regulation poses the question of, “whether, as a matter of economic reality, the workers depend upon someone else’s business for the opportunity to render service or are in the business for themselves.”

companies have been denied forgiveness from the Paycheck Protection Program loan. However, are permitted to take tax credit corresponding to the number of proceeds utilized to pay employee wages.

NEW LAW: Claim Employee Retention Credit for wages not treated as payroll costs.

Alongside the destructive economic impact the coronavirus has manifested throughout the year, uncertainty in regards to the construction industry still reigns prominent. Business operations and functions now fluctuate to a distinguishable degree throughout the United States. We go into the statistics released today from the U.S. Bureau of Labor…

ALERT: Construction remains in the ring regardless of Corona shutdowns as unemployment ticks down to 6.7%. Construction gained 27,000 jobs in November but still shy of its 279,000 February level. Residential specialty trade contractors added 14,000 jobs while heavy and civil engineering saw an additional 10,000 jobs. Signs point to…

“The outcome of this investigation reminds all employers to review their responsibilities under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act,” said Wage and Hour Division District Director Nicole Sellers in Austin, Texas. “We encourage employers and employees to call us for assistance to learn the requirements under the new law and to use our…

The FED's OFCCP is pleased to announce the release of its New Technical Assistance Guide.Per the OFCCP: The guide provides compliance assistance regarding equal employment opportunity obligations for small federal supply and service, construction contractors and subcontractors, as well as and federally assisted construction contractors…

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA JUST IN FROM THE US DOL & BOS: In the week ending November 28, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 712,000, a decrease of 75,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 9,000 from 778,000 to 787,000. The 4-week moving average was…

The current thought process of majority trade Project Managers and the traditional workflows they roll out is changing. Rapidly. Civilian and consumer life is now adopting and embracing Autonomous Machine driving technologies and the construction industry is right in queue too. With increased Covid restrictions on site and labor shortages we will…