The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has recovered $14,337,657 in unpaid wages for 7,761 employees engaged in hurricane recovery work in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. This came as a result of the WHD's investigations in the last year that focused on employers' … [Read more...] about U.S. Recovers $14.3 Million for Hurricane Recovery Workers
New Jersey Revising Penalties Under Prevailing Wage Act
Bill A-1852 was passed by the New Jersey Assembly Labor Committee on September 17, 2018. Under the bill, upon conviction of a first or second violation under the Prevailing Wage Act, an employer would be guilty of a disorderly persons offense. Upon conviction of a third or subsequent … [Read more...] about New Jersey Revising Penalties Under Prevailing Wage Act
Contractor Charged for Falsifying CPRs on La Guardia Airport Project
In New York, a contractor has been arrested for allegedly submitting false certified payrolls on a project at La Guardia Aiport, which resulted in 28 construction workers being underpaid by $40,000. If convicted, the contractor can face up to 4 years in prison, prohibition from performing public … [Read more...] about Contractor Charged for Falsifying CPRs on La Guardia Airport Project
Ninth Circuit Upholds California’s SB 954 Requiring Public Works Employers to Obtain Employee Collective Consent before Contributing to Anti-Union IAFs
Interpipe Contracting, Inc. and the Associated Builders and Contractors of California Cooperation Committee, Inc. challenged SB 954, which amended the Labor Code to clarify that employers may take a wage credit to support their prevailing wage contributions to third-party industry advancement funds … [Read more...] about Ninth Circuit Upholds California’s SB 954 Requiring Public Works Employers to Obtain Employee Collective Consent before Contributing to Anti-Union IAFs
Construction Company in New York Indicted for Wage Theft and Insurance Fraud
A construction company in New York has been charged in the State Supreme Court with an indictment. Among the charges is for misclassifying workers as lesser-skilled in order to pay them less than the prevailing wage rate. The indictment follows a joint investigation led by the Manhattan District … [Read more...] about Construction Company in New York Indicted for Wage Theft and Insurance Fraud
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