In today's news and commentary, a contractor challenges a federal PLA requirement, the government calls for delaying a court hearing over collective bargaining rights for two federal unions, and the IRS announces a waiver of reporting requirements related to the no tax on tips policy. An Alaska-based plumbing and heating contractor is seeking a preliminary… Continue reading November 7, 2025 ✦ OnLabor
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Court rules Trump-Vance administration violated federal workers' First Amendment rights by forcing partisan shutdown messages
Order prevents U.S. Department of Education from enforcing partisan shutdown language over federal employees' email accounts WASHINGTON, DC – A federal court ruled today that the Trump-Vance administration unlawfully compelled U.S. Department of Education officials to transmit partisan political messages from their government email accounts during the ongoing federal shutdown – in violation of core… Continue reading Court rules Trump-Vance administration violated federal workers' First Amendment rights by forcing partisan shutdown messages
Eight lights that will change the way you look at 3D printed design
Could a 3D printed lamp become a design classic? We look at some recent examples of how this technology can create timeless objects and not just disposable products. Because there are so many 3D printed products on the market now – typically made from plastic – these parts are often viewed as cheap and disposable.… Continue reading Eight lights that will change the way you look at 3D printed design
Mortenson has extensive expertise in Data Center Duct Bank
DAta centers are often depicted as giant brains, but the miles of wires and cables radiating from them more closely resemble the tentacles of a large jellyfish. A single 500-acre hyperscale campus, like the one Mortenson is building in Eagle Mountain City, Utah, has more than 40 miles of channel bank needed to safely house… Continue reading Mortenson has extensive expertise in Data Center Duct Bank
Four HOK projects win the 2025 American Architecture Awards
HOK projects won awards in the Commercial Buildings, Hospitals/Medical Centers and Sports and Recreation categories. For the third year in a row, HOK has won multiple American Architecture Awards organized by the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design in collaboration with the European Center for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and Metropolitan Arts… Continue reading Four HOK projects win the 2025 American Architecture Awards
Pavewise secures $2.5 million to improve highway compliance
Pavewise, a construction technology company focused on the compliance and efficiency of road projects, has raised $2.5 million in seed funding led by C2 Ventures. The investment will fuel the expansion of the company's software platform that integrates production tracking, compliance automation and weather data for road construction companies. Connectic, Service Provider Capital and industry… Continue reading Pavewise secures $2.5 million to improve highway compliance
OSHA Snapshot Updates – Worker Rights/Labor Relations
Cozen O'Connor's most popular are: within immigration topic(s) with readers from the environmental and waste management as well as the insurance industry Federal closure: As the longest federal shutdown drags on, OSHA continues to operate with paltry staffing levels. With a few exceptions, which include hazardous situation inspections, workplace fatality inspections, whistleblower complaint… Continue reading OSHA Snapshot Updates – Worker Rights/Labor Relations
Adjaye-designed Studio Museum in Harlem opens as a home for Black art and culture
Studio Museum: a lighthouse on 125th Street The Studio Museum in Harlem officially opens its purpose-built new home to the public on Saturday, November 15th. Today, November 6th, designboom attended a preview of the building and heard presentations from Studio Museum team Thelma Golden and Raymond J. McGuire, as well as architects Pascale Sablan and… Continue reading Adjaye-designed Studio Museum in Harlem opens as a home for Black art and culture
Europe's largest 3D printed residential project, completed by 3DCP Group in Denmark
Europe's largest 3D printed housing project has advanced to the next phase: 3DCP Group has completed the on-site printing of 36 student apartments in Holstebro, Denmark. Built for affordable housing provider NordVestBO, the project is located near VIA University College and consists of six buildings, each with six student apartments, which together form a connected… Continue reading Europe's largest 3D printed residential project, completed by 3DCP Group in Denmark
Construction Update: Stride Bus Rapid Transit
You know Sound Transit for our Link light rail, Sounder train and ST Express bus service throughout the region, but our voter-approved ST3 expansion will also add a new high-capacity transit mode to the family. Opening in 2028 and 2029, Stride Bus Rapid Transit will be a new regional service connecting communities north, east and… Continue reading Construction Update: Stride Bus Rapid Transit