State Minimum Wage Increases January 1st

In 2016 California passed legislation to increase the State minimum wage to $15 per hour over time.  Under the provisions of that law, California’s minimum wage will increase on January 1, 2022 to $15 per hour for employers with 26…

December 15, 2021

SCGMA YPG Q2 Event – Arcadia Inc. Tour

Join us at Arcadia Inc. to learn more about their history, products, glazing systems and tour their facilities. Date: Friday, June 3, 2022 Time: 11:00am – 1:30pm PST Location: Arcadia Inc. – 2301 E Vernon Ave, Vernon, CA 90058  …

December 13, 2021

Vaccination Mandate for Los Angeles County Contractors

On Tuesday, December 7th, the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a COVID-19 vaccine mandate covering county contractors and “contractor employees who work alongside county workers, interact with  the public and work on county property”. The mandate is an…

December 10, 2021

MLA Holiday Schedule 2021

Per the MLA, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day are designated holidays. Since these days fall on a weekend day, these holidays will be observed as follows: Day before Christmas – Thursday, December 23, 2021…

December 8, 2021

Cal/OSHA Standards Board Delays Federal ETS Vote

The Standards Board have delayed a Horcher proposal to adopt the federal vaccination mandate-or-test ETS, or a version of it, that was scheduled to occur this Thursday, November 18, 2021. This decision to delay a vote was taken “…until more…

November 18, 2021

The Facade Pod – Walters & Wolf’s Tom Lackey and Vince Polhemus

The Facade Pod recently featured our very own SCGMA President, Tom Lackey along with Vince Polhemus from Walters & Wolf. Tom and Vince offer incredible insight into how an extremely successful company is run, both from a manufacturing and process…

November 18, 2021

SCGMA Glazing Boot Camps at USC

We are very impressed with the projects that USC students have built during our Glazing Boot Camps. With the guidance of our glazing Apprenticeship coordinator, instructors and apprentices, USC students were able to construct glass “storefront” boxes made from real…

November 8, 2021

Federal OSHA Issues Long-Awaited “Vaccine or Test” Emergency Regulations

** UPDATE – 1/13/2022, Supreme Court Stays OSHA “Vaccinate or Test” Emergency Temporary Standard ** On January 13, 2022, the United States Supreme Court granted emergency relief to stay implementation of the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA)’s Emergency Temporary…

November 8, 2021