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    Work-based youth learning programs can augment talent development strategies, report says

    Even as companies launch apprenticeships and courses in areas like machine technologies, employers express concerns about a lack of funding and staff resources to run internship programs.

    By Carolyn Crist • June 5, 2024
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    Skilled trades talent shortages abound despite jobs’ insulation from AI threats

    Despite a 7 percentage-point rise in job satisfaction since 2021, according to an Angi survey, one expert says the sector lacks younger workers with the proficiency to replace retirees.

    By • May 30, 2024
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    DOL overtime expansion ‘unlawful,’ business groups argue

    The plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in the same court that enjoined an Obama-era overtime rule, saying “the Department has done it again.”

    By Caroline Colvin • May 28, 2024
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    Building, facilities workers mobilize nationwide for better wages, benefits

    From New York City to Los Angeles, workers are rallying for higher wages and improved conditions, threatening strikes if demands aren't met. 

    By • May 9, 2024
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    Effective vendor solicitation grows more important amid labor challenges

    As construction costs spike and the workforce ages, improved scope of work documents can better attract quality experts while maintaining budget, a speaker at IFMA's Facility Fusion said.

    By • May 9, 2024
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    Angi launches skilled trades scholarship program to bridge talent gap

    With trades jobs marketplace BlueRecruit, the company also aims to connect skilled trades job seekers with businesses that are hiring.

    By • May 8, 2024
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    Hotel workers hold nationwide protests ahead of contract expiration

    A possible “widespread labor dispute” could impact 40,000 hospitality workers across the U.S. and Canada, according to Unite Here.

    By Noelle Mateer • May 3, 2024
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    National Skilled Trades Day spotlights urgent need to tackle skilled worker shortage

    In addition to K-12 outreach, companies must meet new talent “where they are” at community colleges and universities, an industry expert says.

    By • May 1, 2024
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    Hotel organizations slam Labor Department’s new overtime eligibility threshold

    The rule gives some hotel workers access to higher pay, but hospitality industry organizations say the added cost could lead hotels to cut jobs.

    By Jenna Walters • April 26, 2024
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    Labor Department will raise overtime salary threshold to $44K in July, $59K next year

    The final rule expands overtime pay eligibility to millions of U.S. workers, the federal agency says.

    By Ryan Golden • April 24, 2024
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    Employer groups ask court to vacate DOL independent contractor rule

    The U.S. Department of Labor’s rule “injects new inconsistencies and incoherence into the analysis of independent contractor status,” the groups said in a lawsuit filed Wednesday.

    By Ryan Golden • April 22, 2024
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    How Biden’s apprenticeship push could affect federal contractors

    The president’s actions to bolster registered apprenticeships could mean more regulatory hoops to jump through on public projects, some experts say.

    By Jen A. Miller • April 19, 2024
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    DOL’s final overtime rule clears White House review

    The U.S. Department of Labor’s proposed rule, if adopted, would raise the minimum annual salary threshold that determines overtime pay eligibility under the Fair Labor Standards Act from $35,568 to $55,068.

    By Ryan Golden • April 17, 2024
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    OSHA publishes final employee walkaround rule

    The rule, effective May 31, reverts to a long-standing practice that gives employees the right to select a third-party advocate to accompany a safety inspection.

    By Zachary Phillips • April 11, 2024
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    $5.3M DOE grant to fund Indianapolis vocational education campus

    Ameresco and charter school operator Matchbook Learning are building a high school and career center powered by renewable energy.

    By Brian Martucci • April 3, 2024
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    What employers need to know about union organizing in 2024

    The game has completely changed in the wake of the Cemex decision, attorneys from Cozen O’Connor said in a March 21 webinar.

    By Emilie Shumway • April 2, 2024
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    JLL, Nomad Futurist Foundation to develop free data center training program

    The curriculum, based on JLL’s in-house training courses, intends to address talent scarcity and related workforce challenges in the data center industry.

    By • March 29, 2024
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    Employees cite lack of productivity, high commuting costs as return-to-office barriers

    While 73% of respondents reported that they feel more connected to their company when they are in the office with their colleagues, 76% said a lack of equipment limits their productivity.

    By • March 20, 2024
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    Workplace redesign could help with return to office, VergeSense says

    Employees claim there’s not enough productive space even though office utilization remains below pre-pandemic levels, the firm says.

    By S.L. Fuller • March 15, 2024
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    Biden administration announces expansion of registered apprenticeships

    The administration previously announced $200 million in grant funding to support apprenticeship programs in high-demand areas, such as the clean energy, hospitality and supply chain sectors.

    By Carolyn Crist • March 14, 2024
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    HVAC pre-apprenticeship program aims to improve skilled worker pipeline

    The Pryor High School Innovation Center in Oklahoma is using Interplay Learning’s platform to provide hands-on training that includes repairing and maintaining the school’s HVAC systems.

    By • March 13, 2024
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    Independent contractor rule takes effect

    In a statement, the Society for Human Resource Management said the rule “fosters ambiguity” and deters businesses from extending essential training to independent workers.

    By Emilie Shumway • March 11, 2024
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    Q&A

    Sodexo’s new US workplace experience head talks data, decisions, employee preferences

    “Sodexo has the DNA and the legacy as a food business to legitimately be in the workplace experience business,” said Amy O’Neil.  

    By • Feb. 26, 2024
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    Proactive maintenance gaining momentum in facilities management: Limble

    Seventy-two percent of manufacturing and FM professionals Limble surveyed reported implementing proactive maintenance to combat aging infrastructure, with 69% investing in new equipment.

    By • Feb. 21, 2024
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    Multiple lawsuits target Johnson Controls across the US

    A suit filed filed in a New York City federal court alleges that the company is refusing to pay sales representatives commissions they are due.

    By • Feb. 15, 2024