For employers in the construction industry, the need for workers is expected to increase following a significant rollback of parts of the landmark California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Intending to accelerate building...more
9/29/2025
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California prohibits employers from discriminating against employees because of off-duty use of marijuana, with some exemptions. One exemption is for “the building and construction trades.”
California’s AB 2188 greatly...more
A D.C. federal judge granted the North America’s Building Trades Union and Construction Trades Council’s request to enjoin the recent memoranda exempting certain construction projects from Executive Order (EO) 14063. North...more
5/28/2025
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