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Amundsen Davis LLC

Another Illinois Prevailing Wage Act Update: CCTV Inspection of Sewer Pipes Is Now Covered Work

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In handling thousands of disputes and controversies under Illinois’s ever-expanding prevailing wage law for 25 years, there are no surprises anymore—particularly over these past several years where we have seen the Illinois...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

NJ Supreme Court Ruling Provides Public Agencies With Broad Discretion in Bidding Process

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The New Jersey Supreme Court recently issued an important opinion providing clear guidance for companies seeking to do business with the state of New Jersey, that in public works projects, bid documents must be in full...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

General Municipal Law 103(16) and Cooperative Purchasing Agreements for “Public Work Projects”

This information memo is intended to provide an update on an area of law that affects many of our municipal and school district clients....more

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New York State Public Work Contractor Registration Requirement Takes Effect December 30, 2024

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Contractors and subcontractors that perform work on projects subject to Article 8 of the New York Labor Law must register with the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) on or before December 30, 2024. Article 8 of the...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Colorado Decision Results in Major Changes for Public and (Possibly) Private Construction Professionals

A recent Colorado Court of Appeals sent ripples through the Colorado construction industry. In Ralph L. Wadsworth Constr. Co., LLC v. Reg’l Rail Partners et al. the Court of Appeals interpreted Colorado’s Public Works Act to...more

Mandelbaum Barrett PC

Appellate Division Weighs Public Contract Bid Rules in Issue of First Impression

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On November 30, 2023, the Appellate Division affirmed the Camden County trial court’s decision in Ernest Bock & Sons-Dobco Pennsauken Joint Venture v. Township of Pennsauken and Terminal Construction Corp., holding that the...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

New Nevada Wage Laws Will Impact Public Works Contractors

Public works projects are a significant source of work for Nevada construction contractors. As the new year approaches, public works contractors will need to adjust their hiring and recordkeeping practices for each project to...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Building in 2024: Recent Oregon Legislative Changes Impacting the Construction Industry

As 2023 comes to a close, it is the perfect time to look back and review recent Oregon legislative changes that will impact the construction industry in the coming year. The 82nd Session of the Oregon Legislature...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Makin’ New Davis-Bacon (Regs): DOL Issues Final Rule on Prevailing Wages

Recently the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule that provides, among many other things (the rule is more than 700 pages long), (1) an update to the formula DOL uses to set “prevailing wages” under the...more

Miller Nash LLP

Retention Reform Bill Passed in Washington for Private Construction Projects

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A recent Washington Bill 5528, sponsored by the Northwest Wall and Ceiling Contractors Association and the American Subcontractors Association of Washington, along with many other industry trade groups, successfully passed...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

New Statutory Payment Regime for Public and Private Works in Virginia

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For general contractors working in Virginia, 2023 marks the end of one of the more prolific contractual rights available—the pay-if-paid defense. Until now, pay-if-paid clauses were a valid means of shifting to subcontractors...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Construction: Labor Department Proposes Rule to Expand Coverage of Davis-Bacon Act and Regulations

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced proposed rulemaking to update and expand the prevailing wages and other regulations under the Davis-Bacon Act, which applies to federal and federally assisted construction...more

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California’s High Court Rejects An Unwieldly Prevailing Wage Coverage Standard

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The Supreme Court of California recently issued two opinions assessing the breadth of California’s prevailing wage law. Before the court in Mendoza v. Fonseca McElroy Grinding Co., Inc. was a specific question about...more

Shutts & Bowen LLP

Governor DeSantis Signs Bill to Increase Cap on Continuing Public Works Contracts

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On June 26, 2020, Governor Ron DeSantis signed fifteen bills into law, including HB 441, a revision to the allowable maximum dollar amount for continuing contracts for construction projects. Increasing the dollar cap from $2...more

Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP

ODOT Releases “Statement Regarding COVID-19 Response” To Provide Guidance For Contractors

On March 24, the Ohio Department of Transportation released a “Statement Regarding COVID-19 Response” in an attempt to provide guidance for contractors working on ODOT projects...more

Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP

State Public Construction Work To Continue

As of Thursday, March 19, 2020, Ohio State agencies are reporting that construction projects will continue, despite the Coronavirus. The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) directed office staff, who are able, to work...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Coronavirus – Key Updates And Proposed Legislation For NYC’s Building Industry

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo released information on proposed legislation that is intended to provide relief for workers who are subject to mandatory or precautionary orders of quarantine or isolation due to the COVID-19...more

Snell & Wilmer

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

Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP

Pre-Qualification Belatedly Comes To New York City Projects

In the early hours of July 1, 2008, a comprehensive, multi-faceted piece of legislation was agreed upon in Albany between legislative leaders and our "accidental governor," David Paterson (i.e. elevated to the position as a...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

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

Jackson Lewis P.C.

[Webinar] Increasing Profits and Limiting Exposure on Prevailing Wage Public Works Contracts – What Construction Employers Need to...

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Securing public works projects can be a key source of revenue, but can also come at a hefty price for contractors not fully prepared to comply with the Davis-Bacon Act and related federal and state laws. From pre-bid...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Prevailing Wage Class Action Dismissed For Failure To Allege “Public Work” Was Involved

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The area of prevailing wage law, construction wage-hour law, is a niche within a niche and a very complicated area of wage hour law. I am proud to say I have defended more than one hundred employers in these cases, both the...more

Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP

Ohio Court of Appeals Confirms Applicability of Statute of Repose to Contract Claims and Sureties

This decision is a major victory for Ohio contractors and their sureties. The Fifth District Court of Appeals of Ohio issued a recent decision confirming that Ohio’s construction statute of repose, R.C. 2305.131, applies to...more

Perkins Coie

State Minimum Wage Law Applies to Charter Cities

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The Second District Court of Appeal has held that California’s minimum wage law is a matter of statewide concern and hence applies to charter cities as well as general law cities. Marquez v. City of Long Beach, No. B282270...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

[Webinar] 2019 Construction Industry Employment Law Forecast - December 13th, 2:00pm ET

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Join members of Jackson Lewis P.C.’s Construction Industry Team for an overview of what to expect in key areas including workplace safety, pay equity and labor....more

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