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…

On June 6, 2018, the Michigan Legislature repealed the state’s decades-old prevailing wage law.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…

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…

After an initial controversy involving the legitimacy of some signatures on a petition to repeal Michigan’s prevailing wage law, the Bureau of Elections has now confirmed that there are in…

Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo, who is running for another term, told the Building Trades unions that she supports prevailing wage law. She has a $1 billion plan to replace…

Union leaders are pushing for a clear and broad definition of “public works” in New York so that projects funded with both private and public funds are still required to…