Strong Workforce Program Taps into Latino Labor Market
Since 2017, The Latino Construction Program has enrolled about 150 people and moved 75 into the union jobs such as carpentry, electrical, plumbing, brick-laying and more.
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Urban League of Greater Cleveland and Construction Employers Association are Putting People to ‘Work, Now’
The shortage of labor is a major problem for the construction and skilled trades industry. But, two organizations have come together in an attempt to create a solution.
Work NOW is a program created through a partnership between The Urban League of Greater Cleveland’s SOAR program and Construction Employers Association (CEA). It seeks to create a sustained workforce through employee and employer partnerships.
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Tax Credits for Voluntary Paid Leave through March 31, 2021 (swacca.org)
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) required employers with fewer than 500 employees to provide paid sick and family leave to employees during the period of April 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020. Covered employers who provided paid leave were 100% reimbursed through a payroll tax credit mechanism, which has been extended through March 31, 2021.
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Despite COVID-Related Disruptions, Team NEO Says Region Poised for Strong Economic Development
By Kim Palmer, Crain's
Business development organization Team NEO has some standout numbers so far in a difficult year, having assisted with $2.5 billion in new capital investment from 44 economic development projects estimated to generate more than 4,200 jobs and $225.8 million in annual payroll.
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Build Diversity and Create Equity By Offering Small Businesses Sustainable Opportunities
By Glen Shumate, Crain's
It's often said that small businesses are the foundation of the American economy. What isn't routinely recognized is the fact that small businesses owned by women and minorities face significant barriers to long-term economic success, namely access to capital and access to contracting opportunities.
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New U.S. Labor Regulation Would Hurt Contractors & Workers
In this opinion piece in Fortune, signatory contractor, Scott Casabona (Sloan & Company), explains how a proposed federal labor regulation would make it even easier for unscrupulous contractors to shift the cost of being an employer onto workers by classing them as "independent contractors."
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