Legal/Regulation: Page 2
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Glass equipment suppliers plead guilty to $1.3M fraud
Charges against the New York-based glass installation company owners include taking orders from customers and laundering money from the deposits with no intention of providing products.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 10, 2018
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FERC re-allows Mountain Valley Pipeline construction
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Wednesday said construction could resume on roughly 200 miles of the Mountain Valley Pipeline project in Virginia and West Virginia.
By Kim Slowey • UPDATED: Aug. 31, 2018 at 9:28 a.m.
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Deadline nears to comment on EPA's asbestos proposal
The agency will stop taking comments on Aug. 10 regarding its "new use" proposal to allow asbestos in some roofing and other construction materials on a case-by-case basis.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 08, 2018
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Army Corps of Engineers credited for saving vets hospital
A state official said the agency's construction management turned around the delay-ridden, budget-busting $1.7 billion Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Aurora, Colorado.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 08, 2018
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DC Attorney General alleges electrical contractor misclassified 535 workers
The lawsuit seeks monetary and injunctive relief for the employees and recovery of penalties to the District of Columbia, which could be up to $5,000 per misclassified worker.
By Laurie Cowin • Aug. 07, 2018
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Canadian contractor fined CA$90K for nonworker's fatal fall
Dominus Construction Corp. pleaded guilty to not having adequate signage to warn of an open elevator shaft.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 06, 2018
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OSHA proposes rollback of injury and illness reporting requirements for large employers
The U.S. Department of Labor agency said the proposed revision would better protect worker privacy, but some industry advocates have vocally opposed it.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 02, 2018
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Critics blame NYC's scaffold law for rocketing insurance fees
Originally slated to cost $93 million, insurance costs for the East Side Access tunnel have ballooned to $584 million.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 02, 2018
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Appeals court: Subcontractor doesn't need to conduct investigation for 'justifiable reliance'
The appeals court found that an electrical subcontractor did not need to conduct its own investigation to verify the general contractor's representations.
By Kim Slowey • Aug. 01, 2018
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New coalition to develop international fire safety standards
More than 30 professional and building standards organizations will work to develop a more consistent global approach to fire safety.
By Kim Slowey • July 30, 2018
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Several states begin making contractors wage guarantors
Both California and Maryland have new laws that make general contractors responsible for the wages of even their subcontractors' employees.
By Kim Slowey • July 30, 2018
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Drywall company charged nearly $2M for wage theft violations
Fullerton Pacific Interiors did not properly compensate 476 workers on 26 projects, according to California labor authorities.
By Kim Slowey • July 30, 2018
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Drywall contractor ordered to pay $250K for fatal jobsite fall
Phoenix, Arizona-based Design Plastering West's employee fell 23 feet to his death while working on a project in Dallas in 2015.
By Kim Slowey • July 26, 2018
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San Jose contractor pays $250K to settle labor trafficking suit
U.S. Department of Labor alleged that 22 Full Power Properties workers were not paid and were held in captivity by one of the company's unlicensed subcontractors.
By Kim Slowey • July 26, 2018
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Contractor in deadly South Dakota building collapse may need to liquidate
Hultgren Construction filed for a Chapter 11, but an observer said that Chapter 7 liquidation is a more likely alternative.
By Kim Slowey • UPDATED: Aug. 17, 2018 at 9:21 a.m.
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New York construction execs charged with minority fraud
Two heads of the now-defunct, Albany-based Eastern Building & Restoration were charged with stealing identities of minority-owned businesses to obtain millions in public works contracts.
By Kim Slowey • July 24, 2018
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Experts say Trump's job training plan addresses only the tip of the iceberg
In response to an executive order that created two entities — the President's National Council for the American Worker and the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board — an expert told HR Dive that a lot more must be done.
By Ryan Golden • July 23, 2018
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Missouri amends prevailing wage law
As part of the revised law, workers on public projects less than $75,000 would not receive a prevailing wage rate.
By Kim Slowey • July 19, 2018
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State, federal lawsuits pin defective DC Metro concrete on contractor
Both the U.S. Department of Justice and Virginia allege that Universal Concrete Products Corp. knew Silver Line concrete panels were defective but falsified documents to make it appear they met specifications.
By Kim Slowey • July 13, 2018
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Herc Solutions CEO gets 18-month sentence for government fraud
Gary Duff was charged in co-conspiring to defraud the U.S. out of more than $1.3 million through State Department-related projects.
By Kim Slowey • July 11, 2018
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Report: Design-build to deliver almost half of US projects by 2021
The project delivery method considered the "alternative" to design-bid-build is expected to represent 44% of construction spending.
By Kathleen Brown • July 09, 2018
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What contractors need to know about the tax act
Last year's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will bring both potential benefits and drawbacks for contractors this year.
By Kim Slowey • July 09, 2018
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Swinerton strikes back at Sacramento Kings in court
The NBA team alleges Swinerton Builders' mismanagement pushed a hotel project $50 million over budget. Now, Swinerton has filed a cross-complaint against the team's development partnership, claiming it's owed $27.5 million.
By Kim Slowey • UPDATED: Aug. 6, 2018 at 9:01 a.m.
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Denver attaches hiring goals to part of $1B project
City officials could impose permanent local, low-income or veteran hiring requirements if the Hensel Phelps pilot program is successful.
By Kim Slowey • July 02, 2018
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OSHA cites Ohio contractor for fatal trench collapse
Contractor JK Excavation & Utilities is now in the agency's Severe Violator Enforcement Program and faces a potential $200,000 fine.
By Kim Slowey • July 02, 2018