National Employment Update
Joe Levine
June 16, 2018
WASHINGTON, DC – Unemployment rates in 44 states and the District of Columbia either held steady or fell in May, and job growth was positive in the vast majority of
Category: Finance
Contractor Steals Wages from Construction Workers
Stephanie West
June 15, 2018
NEW YORK, NY – Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance has announced the indictment of PARKSIDE CONSTRUCTION and AFFINITY HUMAN RESOURCES, LLC, for schemes involving the theft of more than
Michigan Repeals Prevailing Wage
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
June 14, 2018
LANSING, Mich.—The Michigan Legislature voted June 6 to repeal the state’s prevailing-wage law, eliminating pay standards for public construction projects. The bill passed with exclusively Republican votes, 56-53 in the
‘Prevailing Wage’ Is $7.25 an Hour in Many Areas
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
June 10, 2018
WASHINGTON—The federal prevailing wage, intended to ensure that workers on public construction projects are paid decent wages, is as low as $7.25 an hour in some areas because the Department
NYC To Reform Tax System
Neal Tepel
June 7, 2018
NEW YORK, NY — Mayor de Blasio and Council Speaker Johnson announced the formation of an advisory commission to reform New York City’s property tax system. The group will be co-chaired by Vicki
Nabisco Unilaterally Imposes Contract, Axing Pensions
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
June 4, 2018
PORTLAND, Ore.—The Mondelēz International corporation announced May 23 that it would end pensions for about 2,000 workers at Nabisco bakeries, unilaterally implementing parts of a contract offer their union had
Missouri Dilutes Prevailing-Wage Law; Passes ‘Paycheck Deception’
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
May 29, 2018
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.—Just before its session ended May 19, the Missouri legislature passed bills to weaken the state’s prevailing-wage law and make it harder for public-sector unions to collect dues.
Michigan Court Puts Hold on Prevailing-Wage Repeal
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
May 28, 2018
LANSING, Mich.—The Michigan Supreme Court on May 15 suspended a lower-court ruling that would have cleared the way to put an initiative to repeal the state’s prevailing-wage law on the
Michigan Court Orders Prevailing-Wage Repeal on Ballot
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
May 21, 2018
LANSING, Mich.—The Michigan Court of Appeals has ordered state election officials to certify a measure to repeal the state’s prevailing-wage law for the November ballot. A three-judge panel unanimously held
Delaware Legislators Probe Job-Training Program for Wage Theft
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
May 20, 2018
DOVER, Del.—A state-subsidized “pre-apprenticeship” program had participants work for free while giving them inadequate credentials to get building-trades jobs, Delaware state legislators said May 7. The Interfaith Community Housing of