Public-sector unions could face a big setback as the US Supreme Court recently took up the case Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31.

Rhode Island & SE Mass Chapter will host an in-seat management class titled Are You a Project Manager or Project Witness from 9am-5pm on April 4.

Please contact the NECA office for more information, 401-738-0222.

The Rhode Island Labor Management Cooperative Committee has contracted Torres Consulting & Law Group LLC out of Tempe, Arizona to work with the chapter to ensure union contractors get a fair shake on Davis-Bacon projects in the state.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has revised the Rules of Agency Practice and Procedure Concerning Occupational Safety and Health Administration Access to Employee Medical Records. The rule describes internal procedures that OSHA personnel must follow when obtaining and using personally-identifiable employee medical information.

Designed for all individuals on a construction site, NECA’s COVID-19 Construction Site Safety Training program was developed to help individuals better prepare themselves to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace. This course incorporates Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization, and OSHA requirements and regulations.

Effective the week of July 27, 2020, the ETS covers every employer in the Commonwealth and includes mandatory requirements for all jobsites. The Commonwealth of Virginia is the first in the nation to implement an emergency temporary standard (“ETS”) to address the COVID-19 pandemic. While the ETS is only applicable in Virginia, it should serve as a good template for the rest of the country.

The National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) today announced details including the pricing structure for NECA 2020 LIVE, the virtual Convention & Trade Show which will take place Oct. 6–8.

NECA has collected numerous materials from a variety of sources to provide our contractors, chapters, and many partners with the most comprehensive information available.

Following extensive conversations, and after careful consideration by members of the Electrical Transmission & Distribution Partnership, the decision has been made to cancel the upcoming Fall 2020 OSHA ET&D 10hr. & 20hr. Train-the-Trainer classes that were scheduled to take place in The Woodlands, TX from August 24th-28th, 2020.

As the country and our NECA contractors get back to work in stops and starts (or continue along as essential), there are a number of novel issues that need to be addressed by employers. A few areas of concern are the sick leave and testing issues associated with the pandemic.