Construction Labor Report Index-Summary

YOUTH EMPLOYMENT

– Child labor

– Davis-Bacon Act, no exceptions to prevailing wage requirements for DOI volunteer programs unless exception provided in funding bill, DOL opinion letter, 493; provision removed from FY2009 supplemental spending bill, 527
– Green jobs, DOL should clarify definitions and standard for measuring youth readiness, GAO report, 990
– Supplemental Appropriations Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2346

– YouthBuild, Tiahart (R-Kan) questions request for budget increase, 358; proposed rule on DOL semiannual regulatory agenda, expects to finish by next year, 359; Solis announces grant awards to community groups across the U.S., 537