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Lawyers: FIU bridge engineers dismissed cracks hours before collapse
Lawyers in civil proceedings are hashing out who gave the all-clear before the deadly incident at Florida International University last March.
By Kim Slowey • April 12, 2019 -
$4.6B construction bill heads to Washington state's Senate
Public schools and colleges receive record funding and the largest share under the plan, which is part of a national push for infrastructure investment.
By Kim Slowey • April 10, 2019 -
NABTU: Union, wage protections must underlie $1T infrastructure plan
Union leaders and lawmakers at a conference this week called for prevailing wages, project labor agreements and other standards to be included.
By Kathleen Brown • April 10, 2019 -
OpinionWhy contractors should nix 'casual use' of jobsite drones
As use of the technology expands, contractors, subs and other stakeholders should heed the safety and liability risks involved, an aviation attorney writes.
By By Mark A. Dombroff • April 10, 2019 -
In Illinois, GCs could be on the hook for subs' unpaid wages
As is the case in California and Maryland, the proposed law would subject prime contractors to potentially paying workers twice.
By Kim Slowey • April 10, 2019 -
Labor secretary: OSHA jobsite inspections likely to increase
The agency's visits to construction sites will ramp up once new inspectors are fully trained, labor department head Alexander Acosta told a House committee.
By Kim Slowey • April 09, 2019 -
Colorado passes law making wage theft a felony
Effective next year, the state will consider it a criminal offense to underpay full-time, contract, migratory or foreign laborers by $2,000 or more.
By Kim Slowey • UPDATED: May 17, 2019 at 9:11 a.m. -
San Diego airport officials vote to use PLA on $3B airport project
San Diego International Airport staff said agreements with local unions are key to keeping the design-build redevelopment on pace with its five-year schedule.
By Kim Slowey • April 08, 2019 -
Contractor sues developer over 'leaning' Manhattan high-rise
Former construction manager Pizzarotti LLC stopped work, claiming the 58-story structure should have been anchored into bedrock with piles but that Fortis went with a cheaper, less-safe alternative, which the developer denies.
By Kim Slowey • April 03, 2019 -
Bill aims to better classify California construction workers
State legislators are considering a new test for contractors to use when deciding if laborers and tradesmen qualify as independent contractors.
By Kim Slowey • April 02, 2019 -
OSHA slaps $106K on Georgia contractor's trenching hazards
The citation and proposed fines resulted from investigators witnessing Corley Contractors expose employees to unsafe conditions at an Acworth jobsite.
By Kim Slowey • April 02, 2019 -
Immigration reform could relieve pressure on Houston's construction labor market
Allowing some type of legal status for the undocumented workers who make up almost one-third of the city's labor pool could reduce project costs and improve quality of work, local industry leaders say.
By Kim Slowey • March 28, 2019 -
Chicago's building code overhauled after 70 years
The modernization brings the city in line with international standards and gives contractors more options for building materials and technologies.
By Kim Slowey • March 26, 2019 -
Contractor faces 20 years in prison for forced labor
The owner of several construction companies in northern California held undocumented workers in captivity, refused them pay and forced 24-hour shifts.
By Kim Slowey • March 25, 2019 -
LA's Oceanwide Plaza restarts, owing subs almost $100M
The largest recorded mechanic's lien so far reportedly has been for almost $53 million from subcontractor Webcor.
By Kim Slowey • March 25, 2019 -
Fed watchdog wants DOD to have better insight into contractors' safety records
The Government Accountability Office said that OSHA violations should be tied to a company identification number so that defense contractors can weigh safety records before awarding projects.
By Kim Slowey • March 21, 2019 -
Feds charge New Jersey contractor with defrauding schools
Prosecutors allege that Orba Construction Co. turned in false certified payrolls for work it performed on New York City School Construction Authority projects.
By Kim Slowey • March 19, 2019 -
UBC: $2.6B in taxes lost yearly to under-the-table pay
The United Brotherhood of Carpenters chalks up most of the loss to labor brokers that provide contractors with cheap workers.
By Kim Slowey • March 19, 2019 -
ABC branch sues school district over 'unconstitutional' PLAs
Even low bidders aren't entitled to perform work for Minneapolis Public Schools unless they agree to hire union workers.
By Kim Slowey • March 18, 2019 -
FEMA to fund only half of California's request for Oroville Dam repairs
The federal agency approved only $333 million of the $639 million the state requested, reportedly citing the dam's condition prior to the 2017 failure.
By Kim Slowey • March 13, 2019 -
OSHA focuses blame for fatalities at Orlando hotel project to lead contractor
Universal Engineering Sciences' citations for the JW Marriott incident last year were dropped while PCL's still stand.
By Kim Slowey • UPDATED: March 27, 2019 at 9:54 a.m. -
OSHA fines Pennsylvania contractor $209K for excavation violations
Etna Construction did not provide employees protective systems or teach them how to recognize dangerous excavation conditions, the agency said.
By Kim Slowey • March 11, 2019 -
Worker claims employer had him arrested based on his reporting of safety concerns
A Department of Labor lawsuit alleges Boston-based Tara Construction facilitated an employee's immigration detention after an injury he reported sparked an OSHA investigation.
By Kim Slowey • March 11, 2019 -
Related, NYC union coalition strike deal
The "historic ... win-win" agreement ends a period of contentious legal action between the developer of the $25 billion Hudson Yards project and the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York.
By Kim Slowey • March 08, 2019 -
Bankrupt contractor reaches settlement with FIU bridge collapse victims
If approved in bankruptcy court, Magnum Construction Management will pay up to $42 million to victims of the March 2018 incident and their families.
By Kim Slowey , Kathleen Brown • UPDATED: May 3, 2019 at 9:17 a.m.
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