A bill repealing part of Missouri's prevailing wage law will go into effect on August 28, 2018. As part of the change, prevailing wage rates won't be paid on projects costing $75,000 or less. See here for more information: … [Read more...] about Missouri Amends Prevailing Wage Law
General Contractor Pays $1.1 Million in Prevailing Wage Settlement on Long Beach High School Project
California Labor Commissioner found that a total of 103 workers weren’t paid prevailing wage and fringe benefits by their employer, Newport Beach-based Champion Construction, Inc., a subcontractor on the construction project of Browning High School in Long Beach. Under California’s prevailing wage … [Read more...] about General Contractor Pays $1.1 Million in Prevailing Wage Settlement on Long Beach High School Project
General Contractors in California and Maryland Liable for Subcontractors’ Wage and Hour Violations
California and Maryland state laws hold general contractors directly liable for subcontractors’ failure to observe wage and hour requirements for their employees on construction projects. While there have been similar provisions in the federal Davis-Bacon Act and other state prevailing wage laws, … [Read more...] about General Contractors in California and Maryland Liable for Subcontractors’ Wage and Hour Violations
US Supreme Court Issues Big Decision Impacting Unions
On June 27, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down an Illinois law that required non-union workers to pay fees that go to collective bargaining and overturned a 1977 law that required employees to pay so-called "fair share" fees. It is believed that the ruling that could cripple public-sector … [Read more...] about US Supreme Court Issues Big Decision Impacting Unions
New York Contractor Barred from City Contracts for Next Five Years Due to Prevailing Wage Violation
A construction company in New York was found to have underpaid their workers; and in some cases, it more than $50 an hour below the prevailing wage rate. As part of the plea deal, the contractor is barred from taking on city contracts for the next five years, and forked over the $303,410.97 in … [Read more...] about New York Contractor Barred from City Contracts for Next Five Years Due to Prevailing Wage Violation
Prevailing Wage Law Repealed in Michigan
On June 6, 2018, the Michigan Legislature repealed the state’s decades-old prevailing wage law. The repeal will go into effect immediately without the need for a signature from Governor Rick Snyder (who opposed the measure) because it was initiated through a ballot drive. See here for more … [Read more...] about Prevailing Wage Law Repealed in Michigan