State Law Updates

Two House bills have been introduced in Ohio: (1) one to repeal prevailing wage entirely, and (2) another one to increase the threshold for prevailing wage to $500,000.  See here for more information: … [Read more...] about Two Prevailing Wage Bills Introduced in Ohio

Beginning with the April 15, 2020 submission for March 2020 work, all Illinois contractors are required to submit their monthly certified payrolls to the newly launched Department of Labor’s electronic database. See here for more information: … [Read more...] about Illinois Launches Electronic Database for Certified Payrolls

The New York State Assembly and Senate passed a bill that imposes prevailing wage requirements on certain projects receiving financial assistance from New York State industrial development agencies (IDAs). It would go into effect on January 1, 2022 . See here for more information: … [Read more...] about NY Prevailing Wage Requirements for IDAs

Governor Baker filed legislation to increase the share of state contracts going to minority- and women-owned businesses. Specifically, he would increase the dollar amount for contracts at which subcontractors can participate without meeting state certification and bonding requirements.  See … [Read more...] about Massachusetts Governor to Increase Contracts for MWBEs

NJ Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill that expands the Public Works Contractor Registration Act to include all contractors subject to the prevailing wage. This will increase the State's oversight over prevailing wage law. See here for more information: … [Read more...] about New Jersey Expands Public Works Contractor Registration Act

Several new employment laws are now in effect in California for 2020. Specifically, AB 1768 expands the definition of “public works” to include work performed “during the design, site assessment, feasibility study, and other preconstruction phases of construction,” regardless of whether any … [Read more...] about CA Expands Definition of “Public Works”