Engineering firm will pay $122,299 in back wages and interest but denies federal claims that women engineers were earning less than men in four roles.

Job gains are in all construction sectors, except heavy and civil engineering construction.

Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su says rule will prevent employers from misclassifying legitimate employees as independent contractors, but construction groups largely oppose it. 

Nonresidential construction sector posts strongest job growth for December, report says.

Professional practice test new specifications, effective in April, eliminate a common breadth of knowledge section to enable more emphasis on discipline-specific expertise.

Thornton Tomasetti co-founder and former CEO saw needs in project design and delivery and workforce skillbuilding until his Dec. 12 death

Traditional contractor-owner relationships “are being rocked” by decision in long-running case related to death of pedestrian struck by road grader on municipal project, says industry group.

Heavy and civil contractors were the most robust in terms of hiring in November, with a net addition of 2,000 positions.

In addition to learning skills needed, apprentices are also trained in pre-task planning, safety training, hazard identification and other areas.

A record 4,000 union and non-union attendees were at the Tradeswomen Build Nations event in Washington, DC, while apprentice programs have more women participants, a new analysis indicates.