As much as the construction industry wanted to see 2010 come to an end, we are now faced with 2011 as a year of accelerating change. Based on the latest figures from...
Government Actions
When the private sector does not address a major issue, the public sector will often step into the vacuum and do it. The construction industry has been slow to embrace the principles of social responsibility and sustainable value, focusing instead on whatever it takes to be lowest bidder. As a consequence of this, government is adopting policies that reshape the rules for the industry.
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported yesterday:“Eight illegal aliens in a minivan stopped by state police at the turnpike interchange in New Stanton Monday were headed to work...
There are many stories in the big city about wage theft from construction laborers, independent contractors and free lancers. An article on the opinion page of the New York...
According to Buffalo Business First, Governor David Paterson signed the New York Wage Theft Prevention Act into law on December 13. The passage of this law will make New...
Thomas Bernhardt, the owner of a northern California concrete company and his wife Rachel Bernhardt, who processed the company’s payroll, were charged last week with 15 felony...
New content guidelines for San Francisco were passed by the city’s supervisors by a vote of 8-3 Tuesday. According to the CBS News the new guidelines would require that...
The New York Assembly did pass the Wage Theft Prevention Act (WTPA) that we wrote about last week. They have now sent it to the desk of Governor David Paterson for his...
According to Capitol Confidential, a blog by the (Albany, NY) Times Union, the chances for passage of the Wage Theft Prevention Act to the governor’s desk requires prompt action...
According to an article in the Albany Times Union last week, the returning New York legislature is close to passing a state-wide law against wage theft. If they pass it and...
