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Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

[Webinar] 2024 Construction Law Forum - October 16th, 10:00 am PT

We invite you to attend a complimentary virtual event hosted by Procopio’s Construction & Infrastructure Law attorneys, along with guest industry experts, on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. This engaging half-day program will...more

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Labor Law Update - Spring 2024

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The plaintiff, a diesel technician, was lying beneath a lifted trailer working on a faulty airbrake system when the trailer fell on him, causing catastrophic injuries. The Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court’s dismissal...more

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Labor Law Update Fall 2023

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EDITOR’S NOTE - As an initial matter, we experienced a bit of an anomaly with the Third Department. Typically, there are a number of Labor Law decisions that we report on. However, for this reporting period, our research...more

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Illinois to Allow Workers to Sue Their Employers for Prevailing Wage Violations --- Even When the Employer Doesn’t Have Notice...

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On June 9, 2023, Governor Pritzker signed into law HB 3491 which amends the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act (IPWA) to provide workers with the following rights against general contractors and sub-contractors:...more

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Construction Site Hazardous Openings Must be Guarded by a “Substantial” Cover

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Labor Law § 241(6) imposes a non-delegable duty on property owners and general contractors to provide construction, excavation or demolition workers with proper safety precautions set forth in Part 23 of Title 12 of the New...more

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New York’s General Contractors are Jointly Liable for Construction Worker Wages

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Last month, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation, S.2766C/A.3350A, that automatically makes general contractors jointly and severally liable for wages, benefits, or wage supplements owed by subcontractors to...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

NY Law Now Holds GCs Liable for Subcontractors’ Labor Law and Wage Obligations

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On September 9, 2021, Governor Hochul signed into law a new wage protection statute which added a new section to the New York Labor Law. Section 198(e) holds construction contractors liable for all claims under Labor Law...more

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New Virginia Prevailing Wage Law Now in Effect For State Contractors

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On May 1, 2021, the Virginia Prevailing Wage Law (the “Law”), also referred to as the “Little Davis-Bacon Act,” became effective. The Law requires contractors and subcontractors working under any public contract over $250,000...more

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NY Amends Proposed Construction Industry Wage Law, But Burden On Contractors Remains

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New York appears poised to enact a modified version of legislation that would create potential liability for general contractors when their subcontractors fail to properly pay their employees. As noted in our prior...more

Payne & Fears

AB5 Construction Exemption - A Checklist to Avoid Application of AB5's Three-Part Test

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Construction companies have a unique opportunity to avoid the application of the restrictive new independent contractors' law that took effect this year. This article provides a checklist that will help construction companies...more

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Reminder: Update Your California Skilled and Trained Workforce Compliance Procedures for 2020

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As we begin the new year, it is a good time to look at requirements that change from year to year. In this article we look at certain public works requirements in California. Many public works contractors are already aware...more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

Drugs & Partying: What Contractors Need to Know About Medical Marijuana and Office Parties

In this webinar, Jonathan Landesman and Anthony Bottenfield discuss two timely topics that construction-industry employers must be aware of and provide practical tips for employers for closing out the year without conflict. ...more

Snell & Wilmer

The Brave New World of Determining Independent Contractors in California

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California's Governor has signed into law a bill passed by the legislature amending Section 3351 of, and adding Section 2750.3 to the Labor Code and amending Section 606.5 and 621 of the Unemployment Insurance Code relating...more

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Ohio Supreme Court Crushes "Fannie Lewis Law" in Cleveland - Reverses Court of Appeals in Hot Debate

Ohio local hiring laws affecting contractors are destroyed, for now. Municipalities will no longer be able to force local hiring upon contractors for various jobs. This especially impacts large cities and their citizens...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

General Contractors Working in Maryland: Amend Your Subcontract Form Now - Construction and Procurement Law News, Q4 2018

A new Maryland law – Md. Code, Lab & Empl., § 3-507.2 (the “Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law”) – makes general contractors on public and private projects in Maryland liable for unpaid subcontractor employee wages,...more

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ERISA Doesn’t Preempt Nevada Law Limiting General Contractors’ Obligations To Pay Delinquent Contributions

The Ninth Circuit recently held that ERISA does not preempt a Nevada state law that curtailed the ability of multiemployer plans to recover unpaid employer contributions. Under Nevada law SB 223, general contractors can be...more

Robinson+Cole Construction Law Zone

California and Maryland Have Enacted Legislation Essentially Making The General Contractor the Guarantor for All Wages on the...

It’s been said that as California goes, so goes the nation. If so, general contractors throughout the country may soon be taking on more responsibility for the unpaid wages of the workers on their construction projects than...more

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California Employers Face Significant New Requirements - Banning The Box And Prohibiting Pay History Inquiries Among New State...

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California employers will soon need to adjust themselves to a new reality once again as a number of new workplace restrictions have been passed by the state legislature and just signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown. State...more

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