EEOC Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccinations: Part 3 – Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) and Vaccinations
Guest blog post courtesy of Brian Rickert, Construction Practice Group Chair at BrownWinick Law Firm. This is part 3 in our series. You may have questions about COVID-19 vaccinations and what can and cannot be done, including questions about the applicability … Continued
EEOC Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccinations: Part 2 – ADA and Title VII Issues Regarding Mandatory Vaccinations
Guest blog post courtesy of Brian Rickert, Construction Practice Group Chair at BrownWinick Law Firm. This is part 2 of our series. You may have questions about COVID-19 vaccinations and what can and cannot be done, including questions about the applicability … Continued
EEOC Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccinations: Part 1 – ADA and Vaccinations
Guest blog post courtesy of Brian Rickert, Construction Practice Group Chair at BrownWinick Law Firm. You may have questions about COVID-19 vaccinations and what can and cannot be done, including questions about the applicability of various equal employment opportunity (EEO) … Continued
2021 MBI Legislative Priorities
The 2021 Legislative Session will begin on Monday, January 11. As usual, Gov. Kim Reynolds will conduct her Condition of the State on the following day where she will release her budget to the public. The final adjournment date is … Continued
4 Ways to Manage Construction Project Risks
Guest blog post courtesy of Kendall Jones of ConstructConnect. Even in the best of times, construction is a risky business. The coronavirus pandemic has made it even riskier in 2020. Stay-at-home and shelter-in-place orders earlier in the year cause confusion … Continued
Illinois Enacts Illinois Preference Act; Iowa Reciprocates With Same Requirements on Public Works Jobs
You might have heard by now. But we at the Master Builders of Iowa wanted to publish this blog post as a reminder of some recent developments related to bidding public projects in Iowa. In late 2020, Illinois enacted their … Continued
IDPH Adjusts Quarantine Recommendations
Guest blog post courtesy of Brian Rickert, Construction Practice Group Chair at BrownWinick Law Firm. The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) is making a change on quarantine recommendations for people that have been exposed to a positive case of … Continued
Four reasons why safety can be rewarding with MBI and UFG Insurance
Guest blog post courtesy of Matt Schleier, AVP & Marketing Manager at UFG Insurance Members of Master Builders of Iowa have a drive to continually improve. Chances are, you’re working at the top of your game today with a crystal-clear … Continued
Update on MBI-PAC Events
2020, man. The hits just keep on coming. First, it was PAC at the Track. COVID-19 all but assured we wouldn’t be able to meet indoors. Next, while we thought we were going to be able to get the 21st … Continued
The Growth and Development of People is the Highest Calling of Leadership
Master Builders of Iowa has a demonstrated history of offering quality education and training programs for the industry. We are extremely proud of this history and are very rewarded in the number of MBI Members that participate in our training … Continued