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Caltrans Awards $267 Million Highway Project to Contractor with Lengthy Criminal Past

Caltrans has given a $267 Million contract to Fischer Sand and Gravel; a company with a sordid past.

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Federal Contractor Minimum Wage to $15 in January

President Biden's federally mandated minimum wage increase from $10.95 to $15 will be implemented by January 30th, 2022. This final rule...

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AECOM to Benefit Across the Board After Signing of Infrastructure Bill

AECOM has expressed a very positive outlook in response to President Biden's signing of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

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$1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill Ready for Biden's Signature

After a 228 to 206 House vote in favor of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, President Biden is expected to sign the long-awaited...

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California Ports Getting $5 Billion Upgrade

California Ports will receive a much-needed infusion of cash to improve functionality.

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LiUNA Statement on House of Representatives' Failure to Vote on Infrastructure Bill

Terry O’Sullivan, General President of LIUNA – the Laborers’ International Union of North America – made the following statement today...

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Experts Look to Nearby Real Estate as Temporary Solution to Port of Los Angeles Log Jam

Port experts are trying to come up with solutions to supply chain disruptions that have the Port of Los Angeles backed up

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JPI Construction Cited $1.7 Million for Theft of Wages from 265 Workers

The Labor Commissioner’s Office has cited JPI Construction $1.7 million for wage theft violations affecting 265 workers.

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A Diversified Workforce Will be the Answer to the Labor Shortage

As President Biden's infrastructure plan takes shape (which estimates $1 trillion and 2 million new jobs in the pipeline) an effort...

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A Pair of New California Bills Puts Pressure on Corrupt Contractors

Two bills attacking the problem of wage theft, CA Assembly Bill (AB) 1003 and CA Senate Bill (SB) 727, were recently signed into law.

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Airport Commissioners Vote to Approve $6 Billion LAX Modernization Project

The $6 billion Airfield Terminal Modernization Project has been given the go-ahead by the Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners. The...

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San Diego Has a Problem With Wage Theft and It Harms the Whole State

San Diego is an epicenter of a wage theft epidemic that exploits workers and the ripple effect is felt by everyone in California.

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Indictments Brought Against Nine Contractors for Allegedly Bribing NYCHA Superintendents

New York City Department of Investigation began Undercover Probe after NYCHA Employees Reported Allegedly Being Offered Bribes and...

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KB Home CEO Jeffrey Mezger Allegedly Pursuing Case Against Kathy Griffin Despite Recent Court Loss

According to actress and comedian Kathy Griffin, KB Home CEO Jeff Mezger continues to press forward with years-old litigation

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Contractor Quandary Over Vax Deniers and Mandates from Owners

Contractors are faced with a dilemma as they find themselves caught between employees hesitant to get vaccinations, and owners that are...

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National Labor Relations Board Says that Inflatables Can be Used at Protest Sites

In a recent ruling, the NLRB has determined that inflatables such as Scabby the Rat and provocative bannering can be used at "secondary...

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Pennsylvania Contractor Must Pay More Than $20 Million to Workers in Unpaid Wages

Glenn O. Hawbaker Inc. pleaded no contest to charges of theft of worker pay and must pay 1,267 workers restitution

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Despite PLA Benefits, ABC Embarks on Anti-PLA Campaign

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) is launching a new campaign against Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) even as studies show their

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Set to Move Forward

Soon after the completion and unveiling of legislative language, the Senate is now poised to pass the $1 trillion bipartisan

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Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh Visits Training Center in Riverside CA

Last week United States Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh visited a Union training Center in Riverside California. Walsh gave remarks

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