California recently adopted the "ABC Test" for business owners to use in order to prove that a worker is an independent contractor and not an employee. It is also being used in some capacity in other states. The ABC Test makes it harder to classify workers as independent contractors, and therefore, … [Read more...] about ABC Test Makes Misclassification a Bigger Risk
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
Missouri Amends Prevailing Wage Law
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
Prevailing Wage Law Repealed in Michigan
On June 6, 2018, the Michigan Legislature repealed the state’s decades-old prevailing wage law.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
Michigan Supreme Court Puts Prevailing Wage Repeal Vote on Hold
The Michigan Supreme Court issued a stay that suspended a lower court order which would have certified a petition to repeal the State's prevailing wage law. The unions say the petition campaign broke the rules by including residential addresses in places where people don’t live. See here for more … [Read more...] about Michigan Supreme Court Puts Prevailing Wage Repeal Vote on Hold
New Jersey Task Force to Examine Misclassification in Construction Industry
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed an Executive Order which authorizes a task force to examine the issue of worker misclassification. The review is specifically focusing on the construction industry. When employees are misclassified as independent contractors, those workers lose legal rights … [Read more...] about New Jersey Task Force to Examine Misclassification in Construction Industry