The Prevailing View on Prevailing Wages
Lewis G. Feldman and Diane Bazan Young of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Recently enacted California legislation impacts when a private development project will be classified as a "public work," triggering the payment of so-called prevailing wages. Prevailing wages are hourly work rates published quarterly by the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) as the minimum wage rates payable to construction workers employed on public works in California. Prevailing wage requirements can escalate labor costs by 5% to 15%, or higher. Contractors who fail to pay prevailing wages face retroactive liability for the difference between wages actually paid and the prevailing wage rates applicable to the trade employed.
Detroit's New Living Wage Ordinance
Brown Schwartz & Patterson
A "NEW" MINIMUM WAGE: Late last year, the voters of the City of Detroit passed a Living Wage Ordinance. Employer.
Selection of Alternate Bids Must be "Blind"
Coudert Brothers LLP
A California Court of Appeals recently held that a city could request alternate bids in its pubic works solicitati.
Detroit Living Wage Ordinance is Born
Bodman LLP
The Detroit Living Wage Ordinance, passed by City of Detroit voters last November, applies to employers who, on or .
The Finishing
Wray & Pierce, L.L.P.
Owners and builders anticipate the completion of a project from the day construction begins. The process of finish.
Litigation Deadlines: If you snooze, you can lose!
Chu, Harold of Harold Chu, Attorney at Law, ALC
If you are involved in a matter which may lead to litigation, it is extremely important to keep.
Construction Project Documentation: A Basic Checklist of Documents That Should Be Maintained to Prove a Construction Claim
William C. Last of Last & Faoro
It is not uncommon for a contractor that has encountered a construction claim to be surprised to learn that he has .
Roofer Obtains 4.529 Million Dollar Verdict Against Contract Manager
Law Offices of Stephen A. Markey, III, P.C.
On February 1, 2000 a Baltimore City jury awarded A-1 Roofing, Inc., a Baltimore County roofing contractor, and its.
When bad things happen to good projects
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Restructurings related to projects can prove especially complex. Robert Vitale of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, N.