The U.S. Department of Labor forced a San Diego contractor to pay thousands of dollars to employees for back wages and liquidated damages, reported Amber Coakley of Fox 5 San Diego.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released a report entitled “Building for the Future: Advancing Equal Employment Opportunity in the Construction Industry.”

Saint-Gobain North America, through CertainTeed, has installed a smart water submetering system and upgraded equipment at its siding plant in Jackson, Michigan. This upgrade reduces the site’s consumption of water by more than 9 million gallons per year, a reduction of more than 50 percent compared to 2019 levels.

Total construction spending in April increased by 1.2 percent from March and 7.2 percent year-over-year as widespread gains in nonresidential and multifamily construction spending offset a continuing plunge in single-family homebuilding, according to an analysis June 1 by the Associated General Contractors of America of new federal data.

At its May 31 meeting, the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health adopted the recommendations of its Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Task Group on key elements for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s heat injury and illness prevention standard.

Saint-Gobain North America has been recognized with three Stevie Awards in the 21st annual American Business Awards. Specifically, the company was honored with two silver Stevies in the categories of Achievement in Corporate Social Responsibility and Achievement in Environment, Social and Governance, and a bronze Stevie in the category of Achievement in Human Resources.

KEEN Utility, the work boot division of KEEN Footwear, has announced this year’s recipients of the She Builds Grant Program to champion the next generation of tradeswomen.

The Saint-Gobain North America Foundation and CertainTeed contributed more than $175,000 in siding and insulation products and monetary donations to Volumetric Building Companies Giving Foundation’s Veterans Village Project, a 47-unit new permanent housing community for veterans in Philadelphia.

Fresh Coat Painters, a leading national residential and commercial painting franchise with over 170 units, is pleased to announce the appointment of Wayne Scherger as its new Chief Operating Officer.

Construction employment increased in 45 states in February from a year earlier, while 24 states added construction jobs from January to February, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America on March 24.