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Oregon Bureau of Labor & Industries Supports Worker Protections in TMG Investigation
The Oregon Bureau of Labor & Industries (BOLI) is taking strong action in a major labor rights case involving TMG Wall Systems Inc . and...
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Undercover Operation in Bakersfield Busts 12 Unlicensed Contractors
The Contractors State License Board (CSLB), in partnership with the Kern County District Attorney’s Office and the California...
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Nine Sun Valley Employers Cited for Silica Health and Safety Violations
California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) cited nine employers in Sun Valley within the greater Los Angeles area...
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Cash Pay and Underage Workers Go Hand in Hand on Some Construction Sites
BDN was recently provided with video evidence that underage workers are being employed by construction crews working for...
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Check Cashing Owner is the Next to Fall as Oregon Bust Takes Down Criminal Network
In 2023, Melesio Gomez-Rivera, 49, of Aloha, Oregon, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release...
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Oregon Looks to Implement GC Liability Legislation in Wake of Subcontractor Bust
New Legislation in Oregon aims to hold general contractors accountable for their subcontractors' actions, specifically making them liable...
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Thieves Cause 6th Street Bridge to Go Completely Dark
The 6th street viaduct which was completed in 2022 and dubbed the "Ribbon of light" is now officially in the dark. All ten arches of...
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8.55 Million to Bolster California Wage Theft Prosecutors
The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and the Labor Commissioner’s Office (LCO) completed the first cycle of funding...
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On Tax Fraud Days of Action, California AG Pledges Continued Fight Against Wage Theft and Tax Fraud
During an April press conference marking the beginning of the Carpenter Union's annual Tax Fraud Days of Action, California Attorney...
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Dave & Busters Under Fire Again for Child Labor Violations
Protestors are gathering at Dave & Busters locations in Orange County, CA, and Las Vegas, NV. They are flying provocative banners and...
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$18M California Investment to Prosecute Wage Fraud
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and the Labor Commissioner’s Office have launched an $18...
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Making a GC Pay Up- BDN Sits Down With a Labor Representative
BDN was recently provided with video from a Carpenters Union representative that gives us a glimpse into what goes on behind the scenes...
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Penske Media Facing Backlash Over Ties to Controversial Contractor
Penske Media Corporation, helmed by CEO Jay Penske, is currently under fire amid allegations of engaging with a contractor whose online...
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Protests in Las Vegas at NFL's Allegiant Stadium
A battle is brewing in Las Vegas as allegations of worker exploitation are being raised against the NFL' s Allegiant Stadium project less...
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USDOL Hits Palmdale Residential Contractor for Over $300K
The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $305,977 in back wages and damages for 47 people employed by a Palmdale construction company...
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$180,000 in Back Wages and Damages for Three Orange County Contractors
The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $180,299 in back wages and damages from three Orange County residential construction...
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Riverside Contractors Hit With $1.1 Million in Wages and Penalties
The Labor Commissioner’s Office collected $1.1 million in wages and penalties resulting from a prevailing wage assessment against general...
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According to New Study, 2.1 Million Construction Workers Misclassified
The Century Foundation (TCF) unveiled a groundbreaking report addressing the pervasive issue of misclassification and off-the-books...
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Calcrete to Pay Out Over $1M in Wage Theft Violations
Last week, Labor Commissioner Lilia Garcia-Brower and the Carpenters Contractors Cooperation Committee (Quad C), held a press conference...
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Developer Indicted in $8M Ponzi Scheme
A Los Angeles developer is now facing a total of 110 felony charges, along with three special allegations, over allegedly orchestrating...
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