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The apprenticeship rule, marked as "withdrawn" on the Office of Management and Budget's website November 27, would have significantly altered apprenticeship programs.

The decision means the minimum salary threshold for overtime exemption that went into effect on July 1 is now void. Additionally, the threshold increase that was to take effect Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, is also now void.

EMG Industrial Chimney Inc. misclassified 21 insulators and sheet metal workers as service fitters.

The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a memo mandating prevailing wages for technicians conducting testing, adjusting and balancing (TAB) work on Davis-Bacon Act projects.

As the DOL presses on with its agenda, and the election looms nearer, expect close scrutiny on how both courts and agencies apply the new standard.

On Monday, the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association (SMACNA) and Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) submitted comments to the Department of Labor.

According to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the construction industry had 8.137 million craft and noncraft employees as of January 2024, and experienced an unemployment rate between 3.5% and 4.8% during peak construction months in 2023.