Articles Tagged with ''COVID-19''

A former British Columbia drywaller was recently sentenced to two years and a day of jail time after being convicted for possessing fentanyl, reported Jeremy Hainsworth of Coast Reporter.

As COVID cases began to rise across the country, the White House put their main focus on indoor air quality. Now, preparations for the end of the public health emergency are in action.

As California works to finalize a permanent COVID-19 worker protection rule, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health declined to include a provision in the rule requiring employers to pay workers who take virus-related time off.

Women members throughout the U.S. and Canada play a key role in the United Brotherhood of Carpenters’ (UBC) success—in recruitment and mentoring, skills training, leadership development, political action and community involvement.

We interviewed McIsaac at the Hilti HQ in Schaan, Liechtenstein in between demoing the tools on our last day of the Innovation Experience.

During 2020, manufacturing shut down in many parts of the world. Closures were brief for some locations and industries; other areas and industries stayed closed longer.

Construction employment increased from February 2020—the month before the coronavirus pandemic—to February 2022 in nearly three-fifths of U.S. metro area.

While the original commercial passenger terminal was constructed in 1952, it wasn’t until the 1990s—when commuter airlines became more prevalent—that Alpena’s civilian air travel expanded enough to qualify for Federal Airport Improvement funds. By 2018, county and airport officials were ready to update operations by replacing the long-standing terminal with a more expansive and updated facility. 

A rule that applies “economic realities” to determining whether a subcontractor is an independent contractor or employee may be back on the table for contractors.