Illinois Governor Pritzker signed several bills this week to protect employees and their wages, including a bill that ensures the Illinois Department of Labor (DOL) will engage in collective bargaining with local labor stakeholders to establish prevailing wage rates. The bill will also require the … [Read more...] about Illinois Governor Signs Bill to Establish Prevailing Wage Rates and Report on Diversity Statistics
Washington State Proposes New Bill to Penalize Employers for Not Paying Prevailing Wages
Washington State Attorney General, Bob Ferguson, announces his 2019 legislative agenda, which includes a bill that enables the state to penalize employers for not paying their workers the prevailing wage, even if the wages have been paid back to the employees before the State has taken action. If … [Read more...] about Washington State Proposes New Bill to Penalize Employers for Not Paying Prevailing Wages
New Jersey Senate Passes Bill To Allow Stop-Work Orders Against Employers Who Violate Prevailing Wage Law
New Jersey Senate Bill, S-2557, which permits the issuance of stop-work orders against an employer if that employer has paid a worker less than the prevailing wage, cleared the Senate by a vote of 38-1. If employer does not stop work after the the order is issued, the commissioner can access a … [Read more...] about New Jersey Senate Passes Bill To Allow Stop-Work Orders Against Employers Who Violate Prevailing Wage Law
NY Court of Appeals Held that Apprentice Wages Can Only Be Paid for Tasks Within the Apprenticeship Program
In International Union of Painters & Allied Trades, Dist. Council No. 4 v. New York State Dept. of Labor, the New York State Court of Appeals held that apprentices who are not performing the job functions of their trade must be paid the higher, journeyman wages. In this case, a union sponsored … [Read more...] about NY Court of Appeals Held that Apprentice Wages Can Only Be Paid for Tasks Within the Apprenticeship Program
Hurricane Michael’s Impact on Transportation and Public Works
In the wake of Hurricane Michael, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is currently preparing roadways for impacts from the hurricane and has suspended all construction operations from the roadways. See here for more … [Read more...] about Hurricane Michael’s Impact on Transportation and Public Works
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 offense, an … [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