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Construction Dive
Amid fears of a declining economy, Congress passed and President Donald Trump signed into law emergency legislation. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) includes several provisions, but two of them have a particular impact on employers with fewer than 500 employees. Such firms employed 47%, or some 59.9 million people in the U.S. in 2019, according to data from the U.S. Small Business Administration — just shy of half the country's workforce. Now those same employers, many of them already thrown into operational crises due to scaled-back consumer demand, revenue and operations, are scrambling to implement the FFCRA's emergency leave protections by its effective date, April 2.
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US Glass News Network
In the past 24 hours, California, Pennsylvania and New York have all mandated the closure of non-essential businesses in an effort to combat the spread of COVID-19. However, many glass industry companies are uncertain about their classification and some are seeking exemptions.
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For Construction Pros
In an effort to provide the its members with something close to real-time information on the impact that the novel coronavirus is having on the construction industry, the Associated General Contractors said it will conduct a weekly survey. The first discovered that 28% of respondents had been directed by a project owner or government official to halt or delay work on projects that were either active or scheduled to start in 30 days.
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US Glass News Network
As U.S. companies face down the threat of COVID-19, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration released input for how to prepare for and minimize impacts. Guidance was developed with the help of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and includes everything from commonsense measures to response plans.
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By Indiana Lee
We've all seen it happen. A million-dollar business idea. An extraordinary product. A service like no other. But it just didn’t work. It seems like the company was shuttered before they’d even opened the doors. But why did it happen? And how can you protect your business from a similar fate? The simple fact is, no matter how great the product, a company is only as strong as its leadership. So, what are the skills you need to cultivate in your own leaders to help your business thrive for years to come?
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Woodworking Network
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has identified the wood products industry as an essential critical infrastructure workforce in the nation's response to the coronavirus pandemic. Homeland Security designated "Workers who support the manufacture and distribution of forest products, including, but not limited to timber, paper, and other wood products" as essential.
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By Kevin Reynolds
With each succeeding daily briefing from White House and governors’ offices across the country, small businesses are taking more and more of a blow. As sweeping new safety measures are enacted to curb the coronavirus pandemic, businesses have been left to wonder what comes next. A business environment that was very recently reaching 50-year-lows in unemployment, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, is now teetering on the edge with the economy grinding to a halt.
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