Making Heads and Tails Out of the New Electrical License

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‘Electricians Act – Revisions’ Passes; Plugs Holes in Last Year’s Bill ABC and IEC to Co-Host Virtual Joint ‘Listen/Question & Answer’ Session — JULY 13 Mention the new electrical license bill that was passed last year by the General Assembly, and if you are an apprentice, journey worker, master electrician, …

Trade School Interest Levels Soar as 40 Local High School Guidance Counselors join Zoom Meeting to Learn More

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Sharon Burley, ABC Greater Baltimore’s Programs Outreach Coordinator, sat down via Zoom last month with over 40 local high school guidance counselors to discuss college alternatives for students post-graduation. Sharon was able to talk about our Construction Education Academy trade school and apprenticeship opportunities. Immediately after the call, Sharon received …

ABC Joins the Construction Coalition opposing President Biden’s Executive Order 14063, which requires PLAs on federal construction contracts exceeding $35 million

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On February 15th, Associated Builders and Contractors and 15 associations and organizations representing tens of thousands of companies and millions of employees in the construction industry sent a letter to the White House highlighting concerns with President Joe Biden’s efforts to require controversial government-mandated project labor agreements on federal and federally assisted …

2022 ABC Workforce Development Survey

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In 2021, we made significant progress educating and upskilling construction professionals across the industry. ABC has commissioned management consulting firm FMI to conduct ABC’s fourth annual survey to quantify the current investment and workforce development efforts of member contractors and chapters. This year, to simplify the data collection process, a …

Beltway Blueprint

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Congress Responds to Biden Reset: This week, Congress is setting out on a new legislative path following President Joe Biden’s nearly two-hour news conference last Wednesday afternoon where he highlighted a potential new strategy to move forward key legislative priorities this year. In a letter last Friday to her colleagues, Speaker Pelosi …

Injunction Against Federal Mandate Upheld; Mandate for Employers with 100 or more Employees is Back on

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This past Friday evening, federal appeals courts issued two rulings impacting employee vaccine mandates. A ruling by the 6th Circuit reinstates the Biden Administration’s mandate that employers with 100 or more employees implement a vaccine mandate policy with a weekly testing optioin.  Several emergency appeals have already been filed with Justice …

Ted Jasinski Elected ABCGB Chair

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The first architect ever elected to lead ABC Greater Baltimore has deep roots in the skilled trades having gotten his start in the industry by attending a construction skills school in his native Pa.  Ted Jasinski was a draftsman while attending school in the evening to get his degree in …

U.S. Department of Labor raises labor law posting penalties

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The maximum penalty for federal posting violations is now going up by more than $400 under the increases announced by the Department of Labor – highlighting the seriousness about posting compliance. The new maximum fine amounts are: Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA): $178Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC): $576Job Safety …

Welcome 2021 ABC New Members!

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A. M. & Son Electric, LLCA.I.R LLC Advanced Indoor ResourcesA3 MechanicalAcorn Supply & Distributing, Inc.ACV EnviroAEROTEKAmerican Vet Industries, LLCAquafree Facilities Services, Inc.Baltimore City Public SchoolsBaltimore County OBF/Property ManagementBaltimore Gas & ElectricBaltimore WindustrialBBSIBDO USA, LLPBirdland General ContractorsBozzuto Construction CompanyBurkentine BuildersC & O Services, Inc.CFM Project Consulting Group, Inc.Charm City RoofingChristman CompanyCoastal …

2021 ABC Greater Baltimore STEP Winners

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DIAMOND Allan Myers, Inc.Avena Contracting, LLCCBG Building CompanyCCL USACK CommercialGilbane Building CompanyHarkins Builders, Inc.Helix ElectricIacoboni Site Specialists, Inc.J.D. Belfield Enterprises, LLCM.C. Dean, Inc.MacKenzie Contracting Company, LLCMarkeys Services, LLC DBA Construction Cleaning ServiceQuandel – J. Vinton SchaferSouthway Builders, Inc.TEI Electrical SolutionsWilmot Modular StructuresWolf Fire Protection, Inc. PLATINUM A.R. Marani, Inc.Canyon Contracting, …

ABC Open House / Apprenticeship Jobs Fair

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ABC Greater Baltimore has a bright new group of interested potential apprentices as well as students from our new Construction Education Academy Trade School we would like to introduce to you. These young people are looking for employer apprenticeship sponsors to help move their career forward and fill the shortage of craft …

Back to School at the CEA!

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The Construction Education Academy is welcoming over 500 students this month! Whether it’s for the new Trade School for post-high school students, or for the Apprenticeship Program, students are eager to start the year and their careers. ABC’s Apprenticeship program is embracing a blended classroom model where students take one …

2021 Merit Award Winners

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Construction Management University of Maryland Medical Center Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Unit – Jeffrey Brown Contracting, LLC GC New Project Over $10 Million Nicholson Court Self Storage – Iacoboni Site Specialists, Inc. Baltimore/Washington International (BWI) Airport Concourse A Five Gate Extension – Hensel Phelps Viasat Black Hills Office Building & …

2021 Excellence Award Winners

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Construction Management The Construction Education Academy at The Skillforce Center- GRANIX, LLC HJ Patterson Wing II, Mechanical Room Upgrade – J. Vinton Schaefer & Sons, Inc. GC New Project Over $10 Million Graceland Park/O’Donnell Heights Elementary Middle School + Holabird Academy – CAM Construction Co., Inc. Medfield Heights Elementary School …

Healthcare Mandate Poses Heavy Burden

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But there is a path to compliance. During the 2019 legislative session, lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a bill that requires contractors to provide health care coverage for any employee working on a State project of $1 million dollars and above.  Later the Board of Public Works (BPW) and the Maryland Department …

Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Legislative Text Released:

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Late last night, the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was formally introduced. The 2,702 page bill is the product of the work of 22 bipartisan U.S. Senators who crafted the deal that is set to pass the Senate later this week after passing critical procedural hurdles last week. The …

Can You Require Your Employee to Get Vaccinated? Yes, But…

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As general contractors are requiring subcontractors to provide proof all their employees on a jobsite are vaccinated for COVID-19, more subcontractors are contacting us, inquiring about the legality of making such a request. According to the EEOC, an employer is permitted to require all their employees entering the workplace to …