Students learned firsthand the skills needed for careers in construction and engineering at a Rosendin-sponsored TRF Camp Build in Austin, Texas this past summer, with others across the U.S. providing similar support.
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Snowstorms Bring Delays, Blackouts to Jobsites
TEXAS (Feb. 16 2021) Severe winter weather across the country is causing blackouts and delays this week. Construction projects in Texas may be hit particularly hard as the overloaded power grid creates rolling blackouts lasing 30 hours or more in some parts of the state. Phil Thoden, president and CEO of the Associated General Contractors Austin Chapter released a statement suggesting that the winter storms could cause delays for up to a week. Texas isn’t alone in experiencing the severe weather or the delays that have come with it. North Dakota has experienced similar power outages and one firm in Louisiana has had to halt work on several health care projects and the Four Seasons Hotel & Residences in New Orleans.
The arrival of a COVID-19 vaccine might be raising hopes for a return to normalcy for Central Texas businesses – but it s also creating confusion and uncertainty for employers and employees alike as they deal with the uneven rollout and try to navigate a sea of conflicting state and local guidelines.
Companies large and small – across a range of industries – are grappling with how to handle the vaccine s distribution for their workforces.
Experts say in many cases employers can require workers to receive the vaccine, but there are exceptions, such as for medical or religious reasons, or a disability.
In the case of a disability, the employer would have to try to make an accommodation, such as continued work from home or continued mask wearing, said Tony Stergio, a Houston-based attorney specializing in employment law.