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Quinn Rooney via Getty Images The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases spiked substantially in Michigan this month, causing the states Occupational Safety and Health Administration to extend its emergency temporary standard to Oct. 14, 2021 — one year to the day since it was issued. As of April 26, Michigan had a seven-day average of 5,423 new daily cases, the highest in the country after Florida, and an average of 68 deaths a day, the highest dea...

Share it On Thursday, Democratic lawmakers reintroduced the PRO Act, the sweeping labor rights bill that was passed by the House of Representatives last year. Construction groups representing workers, unions and employers alike say they are watching intently to see how the bill, or parts of it, would affect the industry if it becomes law.  By redefining “employees” and “employers” in revisions to the National Labor Relations Act, the Protecting the Right to Organize Act grants benefits...

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