LCPtracker, ECC Partner on National Construction Apprenticeship Assistance Program, Skills Build Us!
The United States is facing a growing shortage of skilled construction workers, and the gap is expected to approach 2 million by 2018. Additionally, the latest Associated General Contractors of America survey has found that 83% of construction firms are having trouble finding qualified workers. And the challenge to employers is compounded by 17% of […]
Read More...LCPtracker Reports Incredible Success at 6th Annual User Conference
LCPtracker, Inc., leader in construction compliance management software solutions for public works, enjoyed record-breaking attendance and overall success at their 6th Annual “LCPtracker User Conference,” held earlier this month, May 31st-June 3rd at the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel and Spa. This User Conference surpassed expectations with an over 40% attendance increase from previous years. Attendees […]
Read More...Offsite, Modular, and , Prefabricated Construction
It is said that prefabrication will be an accelerating trend this upcoming year.Offsite, modular, or prefabricated construction has become a popular method of structure construction offering benefits such as reduced construction time, less waste and possible financial cost reduction. Companies have turned to ‘prefab’ as an option that offers more certainty while they struggle with […]
Read More...Plague to the Construction Industry
The construction industry is in need of workers from all backgrounds to fill in, but most importantly: it needs experienced, skilled workers. During the economic recession, almost 2 million workers were laid off. Now that the economy is improving, the construction industry needs those skilled workers back. However, those experienced workers have either already found […]
Read More...False Allegations on Project Labor Agreements
The San Diego Union-Tribune posted an article on July 28, 2015 by columnist Steven Greenhut arguing that Project Labor Agreements would increase the cost of school construction in California. Along with his article, Greenhut listed several questionable sources including a study done by The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). This group is anti-union and paid for the study […]
Read More...Why Repealing Prevailing Wage Laws Costs States More Money
Wisconsin recently proposed repealing its prevailing wage law in hopes to save money. In reality this measure will cost the state nearly 9,000 jobs, $1.2 billion in revenue, $77 million in tax revenue, and will export around $500 million in construction investments out of state according to a study done by Smart Cities Prevail and Colorado State University. The data in this study […]
Read More...New Prevailing Wage Laws Passed in Massachusetts
Some construction workers know what its like to go for weeks without pay, to be paid less than promised, and to not receive overtime pay when they work it. They are hired strategically as independent contractors by bad actors looking to save on job costs. This wage theft has become an epidemic across the residential construction […]
Read More...What Do Pot Holes and Ice Cream Have in Common?
They both make us scream! That is why Ashby’s Sterling Ice Cream of Shelby, Michigan has created a brand new “Michigan Pot Hole” flavor. This flavor features “thick, black-tar fudge in chocolate ice cream with chunks of chocolate asphalt,” a very creative take on the classic Rocky-Road flavor. However, Michigan Pot Hole is not just your everyday sweet tooth satisfying, hot […]
Read More...U.S. Now Divided 25 to 25 After Wisconsin Passes Right-To-Work Bill
With Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signing the Right-To-Work bill into law, the country is now officially split in half over the 1947 Taft-Hartley amendments to the National Labor Relations Act. The last time a Right-to-Work Bill was passed was in 2012 in both Indiana and Michigan, but other states are in talks of passing similar bills. […]
Read More...$305,000 Later A Firm Learned A Valuable Lesson
How and when should overtime wages be paid? If you cannot answer this question you may be in trouble. It is a lack of knowledge on that very subject that has M.H. Electric paying more than $305k in back wages from at least 10 federally funded construction projects awarded in Hawaii from 2012 to 2014 […]
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