The MCAA will be hosting its first Virtual Masonry Instructor Conference, designed to gather and educate teachers around the country. This year, the conference will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Central Full story

OSHA has had numerous recent rulings and interpretations that have been good for our industry. Just yesterday, they announced further clarification on a COVID interpretation that was released earlier this year. Full story

On July 15th at 12:00 PM Eastern, the MCAA will be hosting the first in a series of new Zoom roundtable calls. The new opportunity for members to connect is modeled after the highly-successful Contractor Round Tables held in-person at several MCAA events. Full story

Recently, OSHA announced that employers taking documented temperature screenings and/or asking employees to fill out written symptom surveys must comply with the Access Rule. Full story

A Cary, North Carolina businessman is the new president of the North Carolina Masonry Contractors Association (NCMCA.) Full story

On April 10, 2020, in a Friday night memo, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) updated its guidance on whether employers are required to record cases of COVID-19 in their 300 Logs for reporting occupational injuries and illnesses. Full story

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued two separate enforcement memoranda related to the use of respirators by healthcare and non-healthcare employers. Full story

Updates regarding several elements of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Full story

We sat down with Veronica Pratt of Savings4Members to discuss the opportunities MCAA members have at their fingertips. Full story

UPDATE 3.27.2020: Amid the current situation involving the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak, we have decided to cancel the MCAA Legislative Fly-In for 2020. Full story

Below is a summary of two sections of the Act which impacts businesses. Please take time to review these, as there is a lot of great information regarding the content of the bill and how it impacts small business owners. Full story

Join Stephen Borg of The Keelen Group and Jeff Buczkiewicz of the Mason Contractors Association of America as they discuss the recently passed $2 trillion stimulus package. Full story

Here is a list of COVID-19 resources for both your personal and professional life. As news becomes available, we will continue to update this page. Full story

Here are summaries of the stimulus bill the Senate is expected to pass today in response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) situation. Full story

The documents were developed by the Construction Industry Safety Coalition, a group of nearly 50 construction associations. This is a document to help assist with job site direction on how to deal with the COVID-19. Full story

The U.S. Small Business Administration has created a dedicated Coronavirus resource page. It can be found at sba.gov/coronavirus. Full story

The MCAA would like to appeal to all of our contractors to check the inventory of N-95 masks. As you've probably heard, these masks are desperately needed in hospitals across the country. There are severe shortages right now. Full story

The MCAA is working with fellow Construction Industry Safety Coalition members to ask the Department of Labor to pull back their recent guidance on reporting COVID-19 (Coronavirus) illnesses on employer OSHA Logs. Full story

In light of the increasing restrictions in response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus), the MCAA is responding by creating additional live and on-demand webinars within the coming weeks. This is designed to allow masonry professionals to stay productive. Full story

Through a combination of enforcement and outreach, OSHA hopes to make employers more aware of the issue in order to protect their workers from the serious health effects associated with work-related exposure to respirable crystalline silica. Full story