Construction Labor Report Index-Summary

VERMONT

– Lake Champlain Bridge, N.Y. draft amendment to bid solicitation for renovation adding PLA rejected, 154; N.Y. officials to abandon effort to attach PLA, 221
– Worker misclassification, bill increasing daily penalty signed, labor and industry seek clarification, 478

VESTING

– ERISA, amending pension plan to cap occupational disability benefits, whether limitations apply to retirees already receiving benefits (6th Cir., vac and rem), 1400

VETERANS

– Cal., San Diego, ordinance establishing local jobs policy being drafted, 29; city attorney reports on legality of local hiring policies, council directs ordinance for bid discounts, 320
– DOD

See DEFENSE DEPARTMENT (DOD)

– Transition from active duty to civilian jobs, jobless rate growing despite efforts by various organizations, roundtable, 430
– Veteran Employment Transition Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3398

– Veterans Employment Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3234

VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT (VA)

– FY2011 budget, Senate panel approves military funding and veterans affairs' spending, funds schools and housing worldwide, 645
– Pittsburgh research building, PLA mandate withdrawn from bid solicitation, 1366

VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICE (VETS)

– FY2012 budget, administration proposal, DOL funding cuts, increased funding for transition aid, homeless veterans' reintegration, 1547
– Jobs for Veterans State Grants, uniform national threshold entered employment rate rule likely, funding formula revision, semiannual regulatory agenda, 264
– Veterans Employment Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3234

VETS

See VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICE (VETS)

VIETNAM ERA VETERANS READJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE ACT (VEVRAA)

– Affirmative action, OFCCP likely to propose rules, semiannual regulatory agenda, 263

VIRGINIA

– D.C. metro area Council of Governments, transportation and land use planning, report, 913
– Legislative and regulatory roundup, 1498
– Public-Private Transp. Act, massive transportation projects, economic expansion and job creation, study, 1531
– Transportation infrastructure bank, governor urges creation, conference, 1272; funds from privatization of alcohol and beverage control stores to capitalize proposed, 1405; state-run bank more effective than federal government-affiliated counterpart, attract private investment, bipartisan bill pending, 1492

VISAS

– Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3929

– EB-5 visas, changes to immigrant classification and employment verification, rules to reflect legal changes, semiannual regulatory agenda, 266; final rules, no revision to rates, 924
– Fee increases to pay for border security

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 6080

– Foreign labor certifications, DOL wants authority to verify data to combat fraud, OIG semiannual report to Congress, 1232
– H-1B

– – DOL online advisor tool, user-friendly data on rights and responsibilities, 370
– – Prevailing wages, law firm disqualified for willfully violating program (DOL ALJ), 1294
– – Updates needed, bringing in highly skilled immigrant workers needed for economic growth, 1171

– H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 887

– H-2B, temporary guest worker program, ETA proposed rule strengthens, protects U.S. workers, semiannual regulatory agenda, 264; proposed rule on wage rate calculations, 952; final rule on wage rates, 1394
– I-140, Mexican citizen in U.S. unlawfully over 1 year, BIA status change rejection despite labor certification and visa approval (4th Cir.), 582
– L-1, protections for U.S. workers, oversight urged, 763
– Verification Initiative for Business Enterprise (VIBE), web program validating employer data, public session, 370
– Yearly quota, policies should make entering and remaining in U.S. legally for highly skilled immigrants, key to growth, 1171