On August 14, 2025, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed Illinois House Bill 1189, which amends the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act (IPWA) in a way that impacts how “public work” projects are defined and labor hours are paid on federal...more
8/22/2025
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Davis-Bacon Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Funding ,
Illinois ,
New Legislation ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Public Procurement Policies ,
Public Works ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
State Labor Laws
On June 24, 2024, a federal district court judge enjoined parts of the United States Department of Labor’s (US DOL's) August 23, 2023 prevailing wage rule that greatly expanded the definition of “construction” on federal...more
7/11/2024
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Commercial Truck Drivers ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Project ,
Construction Workers ,
Davis-Bacon Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Prevailing Wages ,
SCOTUS ,
Supply Chain ,
Transportation Industry ,
Wage and Hour
Hold onto your hard hat! What you thought you knew about federal Davis-Bacon prevailing wage law is changing --- substantially changing decades of well-established rules, precedent and interpretations as to the applicability...more
9/20/2023
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Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Project ,
Construction Workers ,
Davis-Bacon Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Funding ,
Fringe Benefits ,
Green Energy ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
On September 24, 2021, as instructed by President Biden’s Executive Order 14042, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (“Task Force”) published its COVID-19 Workplace Safety for Federal Contractors Guidance. We first...more
9/28/2021
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Employees ,
Joe Biden ,
Masks ,
Religious Beliefs ,
Service Contract Act ,
Social Distancing ,
Vaccinations