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Prevailing wage, and how it relates to federal contractors, has been a hot topic since the US Department of Labor (DOL) proposed changes to the regulations in 2023. Now with the changes in effect, the DOL’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has updated its Prevailing Wage Resource Book (PWRB) to include the new final rule.
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For the last 10 years, Construction Safety Week has been used to promote worker safety and wellness. It’s an opportunity for people, companies and the entire construction industry to join, celebrate and recommit to doing whatever it takes to send workers home safely every day. Construction workers are more at risk than others; they face higher than average incident rates compared to other occupations. One of those incidents includes falls.
Data is king. It’s likely your most important business asset. Data, more importantly high-quality data, drives essential business decisions from marketing and customer satisfaction to cost savings and increased revenue. But data by itself can’t do much good if it isn’t interpreted and used effectively.
Rising labor and supply costs require businesses to do more, with less. Automation, or specifically process automation, is one area where businesses can allow technology to do some of the heavy lifting.
ExakTime was born in 1999 out of a desire to provide a technological solution to everyday on-the-job construction problems, like accurately tracking worker time. The company’s innovations have evolved alongside technological advancements throughout the years, starting from a portable time clock to a hand-held device and now an app – and Customer & Partner Support Senior Specialist Francisco Rodriguez has seen nearly all of it.
The Work Opportunity Tax Credit or WOTC program offers significant tax benefits for employers who hire disadvantaged job seekers. Learning how to effectively comply with all requirements for WOTC takes some practice. However, this step-by-step guide will walk you through the six most important steps for claiming the WOTC.
In March 2024, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a report on people with disabilities in the federal workforce, highlighting the often-underused programs available to hire these workers. Companies can take advantage of the information highlighted in the report to boost their worker numbers while remaining compliant with the EEOC.
The report, Promising Practices for Using Schedule A to Recruit, Hire, Advance, and Retain Persons with Disabilities, examines how agencies use Schedule A hiring authority to appoint job applicants with certain disabilities to federal positions outside the competitive hiring process. While Schedule A applies specifically to federal agencies (which must ensure at least 12% of workers are people with disabilities), many of the recruitment practices listed in the report can also be used in the private sector.
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The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) program is a valuable and often underutilized federal employment tax credit program designed to reward businesses who hire and employ disadvantaged job seekers. Understanding the requirements for claiming and mastering the techniques for maximizing WOTC benefits sometimes includes a learning curve. Use this list as a primer if you’re just beginning with WOTC, or as a review to ensure your WOTC program is ship-shape.
