Contractors with Labor Violations Should be Excluded from Public Works Projects
Earlier this year, the Northwest Labor Press reported that Oregon's Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) recorded one of the biggest...
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USDOL and EEOC Announce Partnership to Strengthen Outreach and Enforcement
The U.S. Department of Labor and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced today that the department’s Wage and Hour Division...
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Denver Auditor's Office has Recovered Over $1.4M Since November
Denver Labor, a division of the Denver Auditors office, has recovered over $1.4 million in unpaid back wages during the first half of...
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Denver Wage Theft Unit Opens More Cases Amidst Rising Number of Migrants
Wage theft has emerged as a significant issue in Colorado, with an estimated $700 million reportedly stolen from workers in the state...
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Suncor Energy Sidesteps Labor and Environmental Laws to Achieve Bottom Line
A prominent Canadian energy company's facility in Commerce City, Colorado, is facing allegations of labor violations amidst ongoing...
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125 San Diego Construction Employees to Receive Back Wages/Damages
A federal investigation of a San Diego environmental remediation and demolition contractor’s pay practices has recovered $363,444 in back...
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Six Iron Workers Trapped After Roof Collapse at Glendale, CA Movie Studio
Six construction workers were rescued recently after they became trapped by materials that collapsed at a movie studio under construction...
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Video of AZ Construction Company Owner Assaulting Worker Goes Viral
A video showing a man, Brent Michael Hospelhorn, assaulting a woman and verbally abusing her on a construction site has been viewed over...
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Nearly $1 Million in Restitution and 6 Years in Jail for Contractor in Caltrans Scheme
A construction company owner in California was sentenced to 78 months in prison and ordered to pay $984,699.53 in restitution for his...
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Carpenters Picket DTLA Job Site Against Drywall Contractor During "Tax Fraud Days of Action"
Over 50 Carpenters gathered on Thursday at a downtown Los Angeles jobsite to picket against Wallcraft Drywall, who the Carpenter's Union...
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San Bernardino Contractor Hit by USDOL for Nearly $320K in Back Wages and Fines
A San Bernardino home contractor has paid nearly $320,000 after willfully denying overtime wages to 143 painters and other employees,...
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Activists Say Time's Up for Prominent K-Town Developer
Southern California developer Jamison Properties is facing escalating protests over its alleged exploitative business practices and the...
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Trial For Former LA Official Caught in Huizar Corruption Scandal Has Been Postponed
Former Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Raymond Chan's trial on corruption charges has been postponed until March 27 as his attorney recovers...
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Prominent Developer, Sage Equities, Allows Cited Cheating Contractor on New Bakersfield Development
918 East Chester, a mixed-use development in Bakersfield California, is under fire from labor activists for using alleged criminal...
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OSHA Enforcement Guidance Changes to Better Enforce Workplace Safety
The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued new enforcement guidance to make...
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Memorandum of Understanding Between U.S. and Mexico to Protect Temp. Foreign Workers
Helps ensure safe working conditions, prevent discrimination, inform workers of their rights The governments of the U.S. and Mexico...
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San Diego Begins Enforcement of Contractor Transparency Rules
A new law requiring contractors and subcontractors on San Diego city projects to increase transparency and comply with more...
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Real Estate Losses Allowed Trump to Pay Almost Nothing in Taxes
Last week's release of Donald Trump's tax returns shows that the former President paid very little in taxes over a six year period. The...
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Former NY Building Trades Boss Pleads Guilty
James Cahill, former president of the New York State Building and Construction Trades Council, pleaded guilty this week to fraud and...
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Village Partners Chooses Unscrupulous Contractor for High Profile “The Village at Montclair”
California developer, Village Partners, is being called out for partnering with Johnstone Moyer- a general contractor plagued with a...
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