The door and window industries are no strangers to workforce shortages. The larger construction industry has monthly worker shortages of around 300,000, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and door and window companies have experienced firsthand the difficulties of hiring and retaining workers. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) believes encouraging apprenticeships is […]

Four U.S. senators reintroduced the Training America’s Workforce Act last week, a bill they say would make apprenticeships more responsive to industry workforce needs. For the door and window industries, that could mean more on-the-job training and classroom instruction to help take a bite out of workforce shortages. U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), Tim Scott […]

Earlier this week, the Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued initial guidance for prevailing wage and apprenticeships as would apply under the Inflation Reduction Act’s labor requirements for certain energy tax incentives. IRS Notice 2022-61 was published yesterday via the Federal Register, marking the start of the 60-day period until the wage […]