Clik here to view.
HUD Issues Update to Labor Standards Handbook
HUD’s Office of Labor Relations has launched a new set of news bulletins that will keep mailing list subscribers up-to-date on all developments and events concerning labor standards administration and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Study Refutes Claims About Prevailing Wage Laws
A study by America’s Building Trades Unions examined a sample of bids by union and nonunion contractors on prevailing wage projects in the San Francisco Bay area. Results provided the first evidence...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Completing Daily Reports Correctly
Daily Reports for Construction Projects: A daily report is one of the basic, but most important, aspects of project documentation. However, daily reports are often not submitted with detailed...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New Labor Compliance Software implemented
Unified Government funded projects greater than $15,000 require that all contractors and subcontractors adhere to the Davis Bacon Act and pay their laborers and mechanics not less than the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
USACE Encouraged to Use Electronic Software
A recent Procurement Instruction Letter (PIL) sent to all U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) organizations, encouraged the use of an electronic, commercially available system to process and submit...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Funding Announced for Solar Manufacturing and Workforce Development
The Energy department has offered $15 Million for innovations in U.S Solar Manufacturing. This large investment will confirm the future standardization of solar systems in the United States. Two...
View ArticleClik here to view.
DOL Now Enforcing Flawless Audits
The DOL recently recovered $787,000 in back wages for 124 workers who were working on a federally funded project at the Nissan plant in Smyrna. The DOL found those five contractors violated provisions...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Missouri Adjusts Prevailing Wage
The Missouri Senate signed a bill, House Bill 34, last month to modify how prevailing wage is calculated to make it more economical for rural communities. In many areas of the state, the wages required...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cleaner Way of Obtaining Energy
Duke Energy located in Indiana, opened up a 618-megawatt advanced technology coal gasification plant. This power plant is one of the world’s cleanest coal-fired power generating facilities. The plant...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Public Works Prevailing Wage Bill Advances
The California Assembly Local Government Committee has approved legislation, Senate Bill 7, that would effectively have charter cities require higher prevailing wage rates regardless of where the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
2013 LCPtracker User Conference Video
The LCPtracker & B2Gnow 2013 User Training Conference was a great success in Chicago, IL. State Agencies, prime contractors, and general contractors participated in training sessions on LCPtracker...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Update: Missouri Prevailing Wage Bill
Missouri State House Bill 34 will now become law without the Governor’s signature. The bill was initially started to help rural school districts save on construction and repair costs. It is now a bill...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Using Public-Private Partnerships on Transit Projects
Public-private partnerships are becoming more popular in the construction industry. Government agencies do not have the time, or in some cases, legal authority to borrow the entire cost of a project at...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New York City Court Overthrows Prevailing Wage
New York Supreme Court Justice Geoffrey Wright struck down a New York City requirement for landlords and companies receiving economic aid from the city to pay workers prevailing wage. Wright said it...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Prevailing Wage Explained
In recent months, there has been much discussion and debate over San Diego’s decision to implement prevailing wage law even though it is a charter city. A charter city is a city that operates with...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Construction Management At-Risk Contracting
“Construction management at-risk contracting” has been used by private developers and school districts, but not usually for public entities such as cities and counties. Recently, however, more public...
View ArticleClik here to view.
DOL Secretary Announces Davis-Bacon Enforcement Priorities
Article by Jade Banks LCPtracker Labor Advisor The recently installed Secretary of Labor’s address at the 2013 AFL-CIO Convention on September 10, 2013, reaffirmed the Department of Labor’s (DOL)...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Staff Corner: October 2013
The Need for a Clean CPR By Todd Calvert, Account Manager Contractors working on any project that is funded by the state or federal government must pay all the employees working on that project a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Watsonville New Public Works Ordinance
Watsonville will soon be the first city in the Monterey Bay area with a project labor agreement on public works projects more than $600,000. Those for the ordinance argued it would increase...
View ArticleClik here to view.
California Charter Cities Prevailing Wage
California Governor Brown signed into law bill SB7, which would block state funds to cities that do not pay prevailing wage on public works projects. This measure is directed to charter cities, some of...
View Article
