High inflation appears to have boosted the less quickly growing IT contractor jobs market, as the slowdown in growth in temporary technology billings paused in May. In Report on Jobs, the REC suggests that rising costs made employers scrutinising the bottom line turn to temps rather than add members of […]
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Contractor charged with theft after failing to start roofing job
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EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) – A contractor is charged with theft in a business setting after Altoona Police say he cashed a $5,000 check for a roofing job he never started. 43-year-old Travis Farmer was charged in Eau Claire County Circuit Court Tuesday with theft in a business setting, a […]
Customers unhappy with roofing contractor; Contact 6 investigates
Customers unhappy with roofing contractor; Contact 6 investigates Unhappy customers tell Contact 6 that was their experience with Platinum Construction. Now, some of those customers are turning to the courts. FRANKSVILLE, Wis. – Delays, excuses and broken promises. Unhappy customers tell Contact 6 that was their experience with Platinum Construction. […]
GAO Made Seven Lackluster Recommendations to OFCCP to “Improve Oversight of Veterans’ Federal Contractor Employment” | DirectEmployers Association
Responding to unnamed and unknown “Congressional Requesters,” the U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) issued a 45-page written report titled “Equal Employment Opportunity: Better Assistance and Data Use Could Improve Oversight of Veterans’ Federal Contractor Employment” (“GAO Protected Veterans Report”). The GAO is a 101-year-old federal agency often called the “congressional watchdog.” […]
Elderly woman gives big-brand contractor $15K, can’t get job completed
Hall County woman wants refund for unfinished construction project The 88-year-old Georgia woman put down thousands of dollars last summer for a sunroom. The project still hasn’t started. HOSCHTON, Ga. – An 88-year-old Georgia woman claims she’s being taken advantage of. She put down thousands of dollars last summer for […]
Equal Employment Opportunity: Better Assistance and Data Use Could Improve Oversight of Veterans’ Federal Contractor Employment
What GAO Found The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) helps contractors comply with affirmative action provisions for veterans protected under the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA). OFCCP provides web-based resources and coordinates with contractors and stakeholders, among other activities. For example, OFCCP provides some […]
The OFCCP’s New Contractor Portal: Here is What Federal Contractors and Subcontractors Ought to Know | Alston & Bird
The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (OFCCP) both administers and enforces the following three equal employment opportunity laws: (1) Executive Order 11246; (2) Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; and (3) Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA), as amended.[1] […]
IT contractor jobs market losing steam, despite historical growth holding up
The IT contractor jobs market is losing steam, even if demand for technology skills on a temporary basis grew in April 2022 at a historically high level, an index refresh shows. So in line with signs in March that the breakneck pace of IT contractor hiring was faltering, the REC […]
Nintendo Accused Of Being “Exploitative” By Another Contractor
One worker says that the conditions at Nintendo affected their physical health. Credit: Pyrenil via Wikipedia Nintendo of America has once again come under fire as another employee speaks out over working conditions. This latest report supports claims made in the past month, and alledges that Nintendo heavily relies on “exploitative” […]
USA cricket – Terminated contractor files case against USA Cricket for ‘racial discrimination’
In the midst of a protracted legal battle regarding the delayed general elections from 2020, USA Cricket now has a second lawsuit on its hands after Kirk Greaves, who was terminated from an independent-contractor role early last month, filed legal action in the US Federal Court against the national governing […]
Thousands of new jobs a step closer as contractor appointed to major scheme
The Urban Growth Company (UGC) has appointed VINCI Construction UK as its design and build contractor for two major new multi-storey car parks on the outskirts of Solihull in the West Midlands. The car parks will be next to the new HS2 Interchange Station at Arden Cross, a new 140-hectare […]
Should You Tip Your Contractor?
If you’re having a contractor do a job on your home, a question may cross your mind sooner or later: Should I tip them when the project’s done? Unlike some service industries — think restaurants and hire-cars — client tips aren’t baked into the compensation system of the residential construction […]