Four U.S. senators reintroduced the Training America’s Workforce Act last week, a bill they say would make apprenticeships more responsive to industry workforce needs. For…
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National Apprenticeship Week Draws Attention to Trades
As the eighth annual National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) draws to a close, it's clear that organizers promoted not only the manufacturing industry but the benefits…
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Cardinal Earns ‘Star’ Level Designation for Exemplary Workplace Safety, Health Programs
Cardinal Automation Group and Cardinal Insulated Glass, both in Spring Green, Wis., recently were awarded the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP)…
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Department of Labor Divvies Up $50M in Grant Funding to Close Equity Gaps
People in marginalized and underrepresented populations will have the opportunity to overcome barriers to the career and technical education programs they need to be connected…
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Work Opportunity Tax Credit Issuances on the Rise
The Work Opportunity Tax Credit provides the chance for thousands of dollars in relief for employers who hire from targeted groups historically faced with significant…
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Window and Door Companies Weigh in on Supreme Court Decision Regarding Vaccine Mandate
Some companies and organizations in the glass and fenestration industry may have breathed a collective sigh of relief yesterday when the Supreme Court ruled to…
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Department of Labor Grants Limited Exemption from Equal Employment Opportunity Clause
In an effort to provide relief to companies impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)…
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Department of Labor Unveils Funding Opportunities for Worker Safety Training
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has announced three Susan Harwood Training Grants funding opportunity announcements for Targeted Topic Training Grants,…
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DOL’s Joint Employment Rule Withdrawn
On Wednesday, Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta withdrew the department’s 2015 and 2016 informal guidance on joint employment that, under Obama-era definitions, could have held…
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OSHA’s Controversial Silica Rule Set in Motion
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its final “Silica Rule,” intended to limit construction and general industry workers’ exposure to respirable crystalline silica.…