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Construction Processes, Legal

EEOC puts construction on notice

March 14, 2023

Via: Construction Dive

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, women, Black and Asian workers are underrepresented in construction, while White workers make up a significantly higher portion of employees compared to the broader workforce. In May 2022, EEOC held a hearing to […]


Construction Processes, Legal

DHS strengthens deportation protection for undocumented workers involved in employment claims

January 19, 2023

Via: Construction Dive

Often earning low wages and experiencing discrimination, all while facing the ever-present threat of deportation, undocumented workers in the U.S. don’t get many wins, said Luz Castro, deputy director of national policy for Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los […]


Construction Processes, Legal

EEOC sues Schuff Steel for discrimination

October 7, 2022

Via: Construction Dive

The lawsuit is at least the fourth discrimination complaint EEOC has lodged against construction companies in recent weeks. Previously, EEOC filed against California-based contractor Goodsell/Wilkins and Florida contractors Alto Construction and J.A. Croson. The suit against Schuff alleges the hostile […]


News

Study finds racism, discrimination common in construction industry

August 25, 2021

Via: BDCNetwork

A new study commissioned by the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) found that workplace discrimination of minority groups and women was common in the construction industry. Seventy-two percent of Black respondents and 66% of women respondents to a NIBS […]


News

Study finds high levels of perceived discrimination in the building industry

August 17, 2021

Via: Construction Dive

Respondents from other minority groups in the construction workforce that said they have experienced discrimination or prejudice were: 48% of East and South Asian respondents. 43% of Native American, Alaskan Native, or First Nations respondents. 41% of Hispanic or Latinx […]


Sustainability

Fixing construction’s racism problem will take an industrywide effort

October 23, 2020

Via: Construction Dive

Construction has a racism problem. So far in 2020, nearly 20 reported incidents of flagrant racism took place on construction jobsites throughout North America, from nooses hung where workers of color would find them, to racist screeds of graffiti spewing […]