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[Webinar] Construction Series—Navigating Oregon's New Construction Labor Payment Law (SB 426) - August 20th, 8:30 am - 9:30 am PT

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Will owners and contractors have to pay twice for labor? Are you ready for SB 426? Join us for a free webinar hosted by Miller Nash LLP that breaks down Oregon’s newly passed Senate Bill 426 and how it could significantly...more

Tonkon Torp LLP

Oregon Property Owners Should Beware of New Law on Contractor Wage Liability

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Would you like to pay three times for the same work? If you are a property owner entering into a construction contract with a contractor, you may be required to do just that. Senate Bill 426, passed by the 2025 Oregon...more

Cole Schotz

Federal Court Limits a General Contractor’s Liability For Its Subcontractor’s Unpaid Union Benefit Contributions Under New York’s...

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On January 4, 2022, Labor Law §198-e – known as New York’s Wage Theft Law – went into effect. The Wage Theft Law, which applies to private construction projects, makes the prime/general contractor responsible for unpaid wages...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

OP-ED: Addressing Wage Theft Issues in the Construction Industry

In Oregon, unpaid workers can sue their employers directly or file administrative complaints with the U.S. Department of Labor or its state counterpart, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI). Workers often file...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

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

NY Court of Appeals Addresses Labor Law § 200 “Means and Methods” Cases

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For participants in New York’s construction industry, the distinction between possession of supervisory authority, on the one hand, and the exercise of that authority, on the other, may have significant implications for their...more

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

Goldberg Segalla

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

Goldberg Segalla

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

Fox Rothschild LLP

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

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

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

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

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

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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