Here’s what you need to know about this recently passed Amendment to the California Constitution: SB 1 was originally passed in April of 2017 to help generate $ 5 Billion in revenue annually, which would fund transportation improvements through an increased tax on diesel fuel The funds could only be used for public streets, highways, […]
Category Archives: Prevailing Wage
4 Things to Know about AB 618
California’s Governor Jerry Brown has signed 859 new laws that affect the construction industry in 2018. AB 618 is one of them. 1.) This bill authorizes job order contracting at a community college district only if there’s a Project Labor Agreement on the district’s construction program currently available to school districts until January 1, 2022. 2.) Job […]
How Does AB 1701 Affect Your Organization?
Have you heard about the newly California passed bill? Prime Contractors are now financially responsible for wages and benefits due to subcontractor’s employees on all privately funded projects Sign up now for our webinar led by Deborah Wilder of CCMI and LCPtracker to learn more about the following: How AB 1701 applies to wages and benefits […]
You Don’t Want to Miss Out on this One-of-a-Kind Conference!
Labor compliance can be tedious and time consuming whether it’s ensuring contractors comply with a myriad of government regulations and prevailing wages, submitting weekly certified payroll reports for countless workers, or tracking and reporting workforce goals. Especially with new labor laws and bills constantly being passed and updated as well as the changing construction industry, […]
6 Things You Need to Know about AB 1701 in CA
1.) AB 1701 applies to all private works contracts in the state of California that went into effect beginning 1/1/2018 2.) This bill requires developers and general contractors to be responsible for subcontractors who fail to pay their employees 3.) The direct contractor’s liability shall extend only to any unpaid wage, fringe or other benefit payment or contribution […]
LCPtracker Reports Incredible Success at 6th Annual User Conference
LCPtracker, Inc., leader in construction compliance management software solutions for public works, enjoyed record-breaking attendance and overall success at their 6th Annual “LCPtracker User Conference,” held earlier this month, May 31st-June 3rd at the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel and Spa. This User Conference surpassed expectations with an over 40% attendance increase from previous years. Attendees […]
Why Repealing Prevailing Wage Laws Costs States More Money
Wisconsin recently proposed repealing its prevailing wage law in hopes to save money. In reality this measure will cost the state nearly 9,000 jobs, $1.2 billion in revenue, $77 million in tax revenue, and will export around $500 million in construction investments out of state according to a study done by Smart Cities Prevail and Colorado State University. The data in this study […]
New Prevailing Wage Laws Passed in Massachusetts
Some construction workers know what its like to go for weeks without pay, to be paid less than promised, and to not receive overtime pay when they work it. They are hired strategically as independent contractors by bad actors looking to save on job costs. This wage theft has become an epidemic across the residential construction […]
U.S. Now Divided 25 to 25 After Wisconsin Passes Right-To-Work Bill
With Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signing the Right-To-Work bill into law, the country is now officially split in half over the 1947 Taft-Hartley amendments to the National Labor Relations Act. The last time a Right-to-Work Bill was passed was in 2012 in both Indiana and Michigan, but other states are in talks of passing similar bills. […]
$305,000 Later A Firm Learned A Valuable Lesson
How and when should overtime wages be paid? If you cannot answer this question you may be in trouble. It is a lack of knowledge on that very subject that has M.H. Electric paying more than $305k in back wages from at least 10 federally funded construction projects awarded in Hawaii from 2012 to 2014 […]