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President Biden Touts High Speed Rail at Las Vegas Training Center Visit
BDN was there as President Joe Biden visited the Carpenters International Training Center in Las Vegas last week to highlight the $8.2B...
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Gov. Newsom Signs SB 423 and SB 4 into Law
Governor Newsom signed Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) Senate Bills 423, 4, and 593. The new laws massively boost affordable...
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AEC Unites Aims to Create More Opportunities for Black Contractors
Today national leaders in architecture, engineering and construction are launching AEC Unites to inspire, promote and spur equity and...
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USDOL and EEOC Announce Partnership to Strengthen Outreach and Enforcement
The U.S. Department of Labor and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced today that the department’s Wage and Hour Division...
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CAL/OSHA Will Conduct Inspections During Heat Wave- Employers Must Protect Workers
Cal/OSHA is reminding all employers to protect workers from heat illness as a dangerous heat wave is forecast to impact many parts of the...
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125 San Diego Construction Employees to Receive Back Wages/Damages
A federal investigation of a San Diego environmental remediation and demolition contractor’s pay practices has recovered $363,444 in back...
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Construction Safety Week Kicks Off May 1
Construction Safety Week, the annual week-long campaign designed to unite the construction industry and recommit to a safe workplace,...
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Nearly $1 Million in Restitution and 6 Years in Jail for Contractor in Caltrans Scheme
A construction company owner in California was sentenced to 78 months in prison and ordered to pay $984,699.53 in restitution for his...
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IBEW Last to Sign Labor Deal Involving Brightline West High Speed Rail
The IBEW has joined a coalition of labor unions to sign an agreement to build and run what is billed as the first truly high-speed...
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Port of Long Beach Celebrates Completed Wharf Project/ Ten Year PLA
A newly completed wharf improvement project to enable a terminal to welcome newer, larger and cleaner ships and a recently approved pact...
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OSHA Enforcement Guidance Changes to Better Enforce Workplace Safety
The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued new enforcement guidance to make...
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Memorandum of Understanding Between U.S. and Mexico to Protect Temp. Foreign Workers
Helps ensure safe working conditions, prevent discrimination, inform workers of their rights The governments of the U.S. and Mexico...
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More LAX Construction as Runway Jobs Go to Granite
Granite Construction has won a $174 million contract to handle construction of new exit taxiways and to rehabilitate some of the north...
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President Biden's Statement on House of Representative's Passage of Rail Agreement
I am grateful to Speaker Pelosi and House Democrats and Republicans for taking urgent action to prevent a rail shutdown. This overwhelming...
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Chinese Developer Found Guilty in Huizar Scandal
Based on the actions of its agents, including its billionaire Chinese real estate developer owner, a downtown Los Angeles-based company...
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Proposed Department of Labor Rule Combats Worker Misclassification
The U.S. Department of Labor will publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Oct. 13 to help employers and workers determine whether a...
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Cal/OSHA Heat Warning as California Braces for Extreme Heat Over Labor Day Weekend
Cal/OSHA is reminding all employers to protect outdoor workers from heat illness as excessive heat watches have been issued in many...
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OSHA Reopens Comments for USDOL Revocation of Arizona State Plan for Occupational Safety and Health
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is reopening the comment period for an additional 60 days...
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White House Fact Sheet Outlines Ways in Which CHIPS and Science Act Will Benefit U.S. Economy
In President Biden’s first year in office, the Biden-Harris Administration has implemented an industrial strategy to revitalize domestic...
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State by State Fact Sheets Highlight Nationwide Infrastructure Progress
Today, the White House released updated fact sheets highlighting how President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Act is delivering...
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