Category: Legal

October 26, 2021

Harris and Walsh, respective chair and vice-chair of the Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment, announced the guidelines during a roundtable session on Oct. 20. Over 1.2 million federal employees, or approximately 57% of the non-postal executive branch workforce, […]

October 25, 2021

The Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Subcommittee recently released its 2022 appropriations bill, which includes funding for the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT). The U.S. DOT would receive $90.5 billion in total budgetary resources, […]

October 14, 2021

At a time when many contractors are looking to help solve their labor woes by bringing in more workers, a new report argues that upskilling strategies can help companies close talent gaps in their workforce and increase retention. As more […]

October 7, 2021

After three weeks of strikes and picketing, Washington state carpenters have agreed to a tentative agreement with the Associated General Contractors of Washington that includes a 15.43% total wage and benefits increase in a three-year contract. The Northwest Carpenters Union’s […]

October 5, 2021

Democrats are trying to move the bills in tandem to assuage progressives in their party who won’t vote for the infrastructure bill without the larger economic package. Centrists Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) are holding up the infrastructure […]

September 30, 2021

According to Hancock, the following laws will have a great impact on contractors who work in the state. Here’s more detail on what each one does: SB 219 Contractors Not Liable for Design Defects: In most states, the contractor is […]

September 24, 2021

SEC Chair Gary Gensler said in July he has asked agency staff to submit a proposal for mandatory climate risk disclosures for agency consideration by the end of 2021. Such reports may be required in an expanded Form 10-K and […]

September 20, 2021

Since President Joe Biden issued plans to mandate vaccines in some workplaces earlier this month, a number of construction companies are encouraging their employees to get vaccinated and are trying to figure out what the new rules mean for their […]

August 16, 2021

A bill to reform New York State’s public contracting process is under review by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The bill, originated by the New York Electrical Contractors Association, would create a 21-member Construction Industry Advisory Council on Public Contracting Reform to […]

August 12, 2021

CCC Group will pay $225,000 to Gary Williams, a former employee who was allegedly the target of repeated harassment and discrimination, and $195,000 distributed among six other Black employees who worked for CCC Group in 2016 and whom the EEOC […]

August 10, 2021

Hawbaker allegedly violated the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act and the Davis-Bacon Act, which seek to protect workers by ensuring all contractors working on state or federally funded jobs pay the same wage rates, determined by state and federal agencies. Contractors […]

July 27, 2021

Within a day of the collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Florida, the lawsuits began. While most of them to date have been aimed at the building’s condominium association, the city of Surfside and the engineering firms […]

June 25, 2021

Insurance carriers view many construction companies and contracting businesses as high-hazard. After all, many construction workers and contractors are exposed to hazards, such as falling from rooftops, working with heavy machinery, being injured by construction equipment, electrocutions and exposure to […]

June 8, 2021

Under the legislation, the contractor — defined as the construction manager, general/prime contractor or joint venture which entered into contract with the owner — will be liable for unpaid wages owed to a worker by any subcontractor on any level […]

May 24, 2021

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration reversed course on employer-mandated COVID-19 vaccinations on May 21. OSHA also changed guidance that previously said employers should record all adverse reactions to required vaccinations. The new guidance gives employers a roughly one-year […]

May 21, 2021

The drought response proposal is part of Newsom’s California Comeback Plan, a $100 billion investment to help the state recover from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The plan includes expanded tax rebates for two-thirds of Californians and aid for […]

May 14, 2021

The order stems from the findings of the city’s Joint Task Force on Construction Industry Fraud, which was founded in December 2018 and forwarded its final recommendations last month. Documented cases of fraud and labor violations were gathered by trained […]

May 6, 2021

President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan is an ambitious, $2.3 trillion proposal that would see an overhauling of airports, highways, electrical grids, water systems, school construction, public transit and clean energy. Republican leaders — who countered Biden’s mammoth plan with their […]

April 27, 2021

Pittsburgh’s action to preserve materials from failing buildings follows a similar move by leaders in Portland, Oregon, almost five years ago, who said they were the first city in the U.S. to require such a deconstruction policy. Portland’s ordinance started […]

April 22, 2021

President Joe Biden recently announced a $2.3 trillion U.S. infrastructure spending proposal, the American Jobs Plan, that promises billions of dollars in construction contracts to companies across the country who are trying to determine what a post-COVID-19 economy will look […]