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Court Strikes Down Free-Speech Violating Poster Law

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled against a federal rule Tuesday which would have required more than six million private-sector businesses to post signage informing employees of their right to form a union, claiming … Continue reading
Court Denies Glove Coaters’ Motion to Dismiss in Glass Injury Case

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas has denied a Michigan glove manufacturer’s motion to dismiss a case filed against it by a Houston-based glass industry representative who claims the company “fraudulently marketed” its gloves as “a … Continue reading
Former Lafayette Glass Employee Pleads Guilty in Embezzlement Charges

Christiana Denny, a former employee of Lafayette, Ind.-based Lafayette Glass Co., has pleaded guilty to corrupt business influence and forgery in a case related to embezzlement from the company, according to Tippecanoe County (Ind.) Superior Court Records. Ms. Denny, 44, … Continue reading
Legislation Aims to Develop National Energy Efficiency Strategy

U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Rob Portman insist that it’s time to put political ideology aside for the sake of the nation, re-introducing a bill hailed by both the New Hampshire Democrat and Ohio Republican as a bipartisan roadmap to … Continue reading
Construction Employment Increases in 30 States from February to March

A recent report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that construction employment rose in 30 states from February 2013 to March 2013. The largest increase was seen in Connecticut, where those employed in construction rose from 50,700 to 53,600—an … Continue reading
ICC Approves GICC Proposal as Hearings Come to a Close; Trade-Off Proposal Disapproved

The International Code Council (ICC) wrapped up its committee hearings yesterday in Dallas, and as the event came to a close a proposal by the Glazing Industry Code Committee (GICC) to revise Table C407.5.1(1) in the International Energy Conservation Code … Continue reading
Glass Door Proposal Moves Forward at ICC Hearings

A proposal that will adapt the International Energy Conservation Code’s (IECC) commercial portion to note that doors with more than 50-percent glass area “shall meet the provisions of Section C402.3.3 for vertical fenestration” was passed this week during the International … Continue reading
Code Proposals Related to Daylight Zones, Skylights and Replacement Fenestration Approved

The International Code Council’s (ICC) committee action hearings continued over the weekend in Dallas with the approval of several proposals related to the commercial portion of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). Among these, CE36-13, which aimed to add a … Continue reading
EU Launches Anti-Subsidy Investigation on Solar Glass from China

The European Commission (EC) began its anti-subsidy investigation into imports of solar glass from China last week. The initiation is based on a complaint lodged by the association EU ProSun Glass, which claims solar glass from China is being subsidized … Continue reading
Code Hearings Continue with IECC Proposals

The International Code Council’s (ICC) committee action hearings this week in Dallas continued yesterday with a myriad of proposals related to the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). One approved proposal, CE11-13, will adapt section C101.4.3 (the commercial portion of the … Continue reading







