Business interruption
Business interruption is when a business loses income due to damage from events such as fire or natural disaster.
Worker cooperative
businesses that are owned and controlled by their workers
Industrial business service provider
The Department of Small Business Services' Industrial Business Service Providers program helps start and grow industrial businesses by helping business owners connect to incentives, navigate government rules and regulations, apply…
Workforce development
an economic development strategy that focuses on equipping people with the skills necessary for a specific job or career through ongoing training
Prevailing wage
Prevailing wage is the pay rate set by law for work on public work projects. Employers must pay the prevailing wage rate set for the locality where the work is…
Project Labor Agreement (PLA)
An agreement by an owner with construction trades that all bidders must agree to as part of a responsive bid
Local hire
The requirement that employers to hire people who live in the area of a project or place of work
“Green” jobs
A job that contributes to the preservation or restoration of the environment and/or general sustainability goals
Arbitration
A process through which employment-related disputes are settled without the intervention of a court of law
Wage theft
The failure of an employer to pay an employee the full amount to which they are entitled
