During the May 18 web meeting of 黑料不打烊 of America鈥檚 Open Shop Committee, attorney Rick Samson of Ogletree Deakins provided a Quick Learn presentation on Preparing for the National Labor Relations Board鈥檚 New 鈥淨uickie Election鈥 Rule. Click here to access an audio recording of the presentation, a copy of the presentation slides, and a supplementary handout originally distributed at 黑料不打烊's Annual Convention. The web meeting also featured an update on legal developments by 黑料不打烊 Associate General Counsel Denise Gold.
Registration is now open for 黑料不打烊鈥檚 2015 Construction HR and Training Professionals Conference. The conference, for HR, training and workforce development professionals in the construction industry, will be held Oct. 7-9 at the Hyatt Regency at The Arch hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. For more information or to register visit www.agc.org/CHRTPC.
On June 9, 黑料不打烊 submitted a letter to the Internal Revenue Service asking for clarification on the reporting process for employers that contribute to multiemployer health plans and the requirements to provide detailed information on the health care coverage employers鈥 offer. Employers participating in multiemployer health plans are subject to additional complexity while trying to comply because many decisions and requirements are bound by the employer鈥檚 collective bargaining agreements. Under the multiemployer plan model, a plan administrator has access to the information required by the IRS and reports this information, despite the reporting obligation remaining with the employer.
The 黑料不打烊 Labor and Employment Law Council (LELC) recently held its 31st Annual Construction Labor Law Symposium in Washington, DC. Attorneys and chapter labor relations managers from across the country learned about the latest developments in labor and employment law and their impact in the construction industry.
The next quarterly conference call of 黑料不打烊 of America鈥檚 Union Contractors Committee will take place on June 25, 2015, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
The U.S. Department of Labor鈥檚 (DOL) Administrative Review Board (ARB) released its long-awaited opinion in the Weeks Marine case. In that decision, ARB announced a rule that is an important development for contractors working on Davis-Bacon projects: when contractors use employees who must travel away from their homes and live near the job site, the Davis-Bacon Act requires that contractor pay for their housing.
In recent days, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published new forms recommended for administering the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Since March 1, 2015, employers have been using forms that expired on February 28. The new forms can be found on DOL鈥檚 website.
The U.S. Supreme Court has held unanimously that a plan fiduciary has a continuing duty to monitor investments offered under a 401(k) plan, a duty that is separate and apart from the duty to exercise prudence in selecting investments in the first place. The Court overturned a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, which held that a claim for breach of fiduciary duty with respect to a fund selection was time barred unless made within six years of the date the fund was originally selected for inclusion in the plan. (Tibble v. Edison International)
The U.S. Department of Labor鈥檚 Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has scheduled five upcoming seminars throughout the country to educate federal and federally assisted contractors on the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts and other federal contracting wage laws the agency enforces.
FMI, a leading provider of management consulting and people development services to the engineering and construction industries, is collecting data for its comprehensive 2015 Talent Acquisition and Development Report. Construction industry executives, training directors and HR professionals are asked to join their peers in completing a brief survey to gauge the changes and practices for recruiting, retaining and training construction industry personnel. The results of the survey will first be revealed in October at 黑料不打烊鈥檚 2015 Construction HR & Training Professionals Conference in St. Louis, MO. Thereafter, all participants will receive a free copy of the final report before it is made available to others. To participate in the survey, click here by May 28.