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Second Circuit upholds project labor agreements for public contracts
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- USA
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- June 5 2012
In The Building Industry Electrical Contractors Association v. The City of New York, 2012 U.S. App. Lexis 9160, 193 L.R.R.M. 2177, The Second Circuit recently upheld the dismissal of an action brought on by two contractor associations, challenging the validity of a Project Labor Agreement (“PLA”) entered between the City of New York and the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York and Vicinity (“BCTC”
LEED construction increased worker safety concerns
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- USA
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- February 14 2012
A troubling report has been injected into the “feel good” aura of LEED construction
Proposed changes in prevailing wage law face panel hearings
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- USA
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- August 11 2011
Three bills designed to lower the cost associated with the use of prevailing wage in public construction are the subjects of public hearings by the House Labor & Industry Committee
Pennsylvania provides stiff criteria for classifying employees and independent contractors
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- USA
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- October 15 2010
To address the improper classifications of employees as independent contractors to gain certain tax benefits and avoid paying certain benefits, including overtime and Social Security, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell signed into law the Construction Workplace Misclassification Act (the "Act") on October 13, 2010
President issues Executive Order encouraging the use of project labor agreements on federal construction projects
- Duane Morris LLP
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- USA
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- March 9 2009
In a sharp reversal of existing federal policy, and yet another move signaling the Obama Administration's policy shift to a stance that is far more friendly to unions than that of his predecessor, on February 6, 2009, President Obama issued Executive Order 13502, which encourages the use of project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal construction projects
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