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Vol. 55, Nos. 2710-2743 pp. 1-1158 March 5, 2009 - Nov. 5, 2009 A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
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– ABC
– Beatu Constr., ALJ finding that contractor violated state OSH Act in faulty removal of light pole upheld, elements of general duty clause shown (Ind. App. Ct.), 676 – Bechtel Constr., PLA for proposed nuclear energy facility in Md. signed, 465 – Building Contractors' Ass'n
– – Kan. City, Mo., OP&CMIA Local 518 pact attained for sports complex after strike over higher wage offer to IW Local 10, 174; IW Local 10, pact attained, 302; OP&CMIA pact ratified, Plasterers Local 518 pact attained, 302; UBC Dist. Council pact attained, 416
– – NE Ind., UBC strike starts after pact talks stall, 509; strike to continue as long as it takes, members picketing, talks slow, 573; pact attained, 608 – – N.J., arbitrator exceeded power in finding firm not required to make benefit contributions for nonmembers in bargaining unit (D.N.J.), 19 – – Niagara Cty, N.Y., IUOE Local 463 pact ratified, 481 – Castle Constr., firm and owner indicted for fraudulently using public DBE funds, and mail and wire fraud (Ill. Cir. Ct.), 209 – Clark/Hunt, joint venture forms OSHA partnership to reduce serious illnesses and injuries on military medical complex project, 1147 – Conn. Constr. Indus. Ass'n, Conn. LIUNA Dist. Council pact attained, 111 – Constr. & Design, visa petition letting Ukrainian carpenter work in Chicago properly denied where contractor unable to show how it would pay salary (7th Cir.), 296 – Constr. Employers' Ass'n of NE Ohio, LIUNA Local 310 pact attained, strike ends, 416 – Covenant Constr., contractor indicted for fraud and money laundering in scheme to submit bogus invoices to bilk financing firm (M.D. Fla.), 715; guilty plea, mail and wire fraud, 1117 – DT Allen, contractor violated Davis-Bacon Act by misclassifying carpenters as laborers on N.J. housing development (DOL ARB), 816 – Eastland Constr., contractor agrees to pay restitution after guilty plea for failure to pay prevailing wages on school addition, prosecutors say, 725 – EPI Constr., back pay claim for salts premature, challenge to evidence rule change requiring proof of potential length of service must wait for compliance proceedings (D.C. Cir.), 171 – Express Constr., Wash. excavation safety rules violated when subcontractor's worker died in collapse of unprotected trench (Wash. Ct. App.), 678 – Ferreira Constr., N.J. Transit awards contract to build new rail runnel to N.Y., 419 – Forced labor trafficking, identity theft, harboring illegal aliens, money laundering, visa fraud, extortion, and racketeering, labor leasing firm owner arrested (W.D. Mo.), 467; participant pleads guilty, 1146 – Fred Piette, contractor bound by successor UBC pact must arbitrate grievance where evergreen clause in prior AGC pact binding (E.D. Wis.), 641 – HC Beck, contractor that provides workers' compensation for subcontractors immune from negligence claim for job injury (Tex.), 187 – High Tower Constr., contractor pleads guilty to paying workers off the books in cash and issuing false currency transaction reports to evade payroll taxes (S.D.N.Y.), 1144 – Hunt Constr. Grp., contractor who oversaw stadium construction not liable for subcontractor's unpaid MEWA contributions (8th Cir.), 672 – Industrial Contractors
– – UBC fringe benefit funds, subcontractor and general contractor are alter egos responsible for making contributions (6th Cir.), 963
– – Workers' compensation, denying boilermaker injury benefits for failure to seek treatment from company-designated provider improper (N.D.), 931 – King & Larsen, adherence to separate corporate existence of firms would sanction fraud or promote injustice, jointly liable to pension and welfare funds (7th Cir.), 893 – Kokosing Constr., heavy machine operator with one arm who refused to operate different machine has disability bias and wrongful discharge claims (S.D. W.Va.), 414 – Lanas Constr., contractor conduct demonstrated intent to be bound by LIUNA pact, must pay for delinquent contributions and dues, and damages (N.D. Ill.), 219 – Leone & Keeble, Wash. resident may not pursue claim in Wash. for injuries on Idaho site where workers' compensation already paid (Wash. Ct. App.), 966 – M.A. Angeliades, principal officers indicted for defrauding workers of pay and benefits by not paying prevailing wages on subway renovations (N.Y. Sup. Ct.), 515 – Mascaro Constr., LIUNA local enjoined from enforcing finding that assigning door work to Carpenters violated pact, grievance may not resolve jurisdictional dispute (E.D.N.Y.), 506 – Mowat Constr., citation for violating Wash. noise safety standards by not using feasible controls to protect workers (Wash. Ct. App.), 27 – NBC Gen. Contractors, suspects charged with making intentional and material misrepresentation to workers' compensation carrier to misclassify work, 483 – NW Ind. Contractors Ass'n, OP&CMIA Local 692 pact ratified, 641; IUOE Local 150 pact attained after strike, 730 – Omni Constr. and Crilly Contracting, owner pleads guilty to paying workers off the books to evade payroll taxes (S.D.N.Y.), 209; contractor sentenced, prosecutors announce, 992 – Otto, citizens and unions may not pursue unfair competition claims for using subcontractors who don't pay prevailing wages on public works (Cal. Ct. App.), 340 – Oxbow Calcining, OSHA citation for worker death after failure to follow procedures for demolishing refractory kiln, 180 – Patock Constr., using another firm to avoid UBC pact duties was ULP, must pay lost wages and benefit fund contributions (D.N.J.), 150 – Ralph Jones Contractors, IUOE local attorneys' fee request in collection suit disproportionate to work done (E.D. Mo.), 20 – Richardson Constr., contractor liable for subcontractor's unpaid contributions to benefit funds but surety bond issuer not liable (9th Cir.), 848 – Rodriguez Constr., owner sentenced for harboring and knowingly employing illegal aliens, ordered to forfeit profits (N.D. Ala.), 781 – Rubio Constr., OSHA proposes penalties for failure to ensure scaffolds were properly erected and inspected, 840 – Scroggins Constr., Tex. law barring liens on public buildings not only remedy for unpaid claims by subcontractor (Tex.), 677 – Stone and Webster Constr., DOL recovers back wages for failure to include retention and daily bonuses in computing overtime pay, 1069 – TCB Constr., African Am. worker has no race bias claims where reasons for pay disparity not pretext, objectionable remarks insufficient, and reasons for layoff not rebutted (5th Cir.), 638 – Teichert Constr., apprentice may not sue IUOE local for fair representation duty breach after firing by contractor (E.D. Cal.), 55 – Tritt Contracting, OSHA proposes fines for failure to provide safe means of escape and worker protection system to prevent cave-ins, 812 – Underground Utils., contractor may not ask workers about citizenship or residency in defending overtime claims (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div.), 438 – Wash. Grp. Int'l, contractor that signed national PPF pact incorporating 2 Mich. locals not required to make industry promotion contributions to both benefit funds (6th Cir.), 507; (en banc rev den), 895 – Wheeler Constr., EEOC accord for allowing harassment of Hispanic workers and firing for complaints approved (D. Ariz.), 81
– Construction management services, more data needed to clarify appropriate contract language, comments say, 146
– Davis-Bacon Act, agencies issue joint notice of request for comments on extension of data collection, 50 – Energy efficiency in public buildings, stimulating job growth in construction and real estate is key goal, acting administrator says, 283 – Green technology, significant ARRA funds targeted at firms ready to overhaul existing buildings, list of projects to start work slated to publish in April, 73
– Child labor, demolition firm fined for teen death, penalties enhanced under Act provisions, 333
– Ass'n of Glazing Contractors of Chicagoland, IUPAT Local 27 pact ratified, 542
– Glass Serv., offsetting debtor's benefits by pension fund contributions owed by employer violated bankruptcy code and ERISA (7th Cir.), 297 – Infinity Glass and Restoration, may not bar LIUNA from grieving dispute over hiring UBC members to work on school renovation (W.D.N.Y.), 675
– State and local
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– Accounting for multiemployer postemployment benefits and governments filing for bankruptcy, comments sought on draft guidance, 599
– Apprentices, DOL awards funds to help unions and industry and employer associations in updating programs, 783
– Construction Grant Program, and Measurement Science and Engineering Research Grants, NIST seeking proposals for projects, 503 – DOT, grant program will put emphasis on project's long-term benefits and job creation potential, 408 – EPA, proposals for brownfields job training sought, 1023 – Green jobs
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– Susan Harwood, OSHA soliciting applications for programs to train on health and safety hazards, 531 – TIGER discretionary grants, DOT publishes clarifications and amendments to selection criteria, 561 – Transit security grant programs, DOT official assures House panel that references to Davis-Bacon Act rules included in FY2009 guidance, 147
– American Clean Energy and Security Act
– ARRA, Biden task force told middle class will benefit only if funds create lasting jobs that pay living wages, 13 – Cal., program to train at-risk young adults for clean energy jobs announced, 91 – Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act – Conn., corporate tax credit for building energy efficient buildings enacted, 1096 – Definition, House hearing examines, witnesses offer different perspectives, 142; few agree despite 80 studies to identify, BLS official says, 290 – Domestic renewable energy resources, spending $150B/year to develop and retrofit could create 2.5M jobs, study, 561 – Eligibility rules, open shop contractors seek amendment to Green Jobs Act expanding, DOL announces, 593 – Energy efficiency and renewable technologies, investment could cause net gain in jobs, report, 1118 – Energy self-sufficiency, jobs will be key part of attaining, recovery from current recession, and stability of middle class jobs, Senate hearing, 254 – Environmentally friendly energy and cutting carbon emissions, must ensure that workers can improve own financial situations to restore stability, panel says, 177 – Green buildings, state and local governments can use stimulus funds, will stimulate jobs, improve health and environment, 405 – Green Jobs Improvement Act – Legislative and regulatory roundup, 94; 157; 194; 267; 486; 688; 728; 861; 904 – Low-wage workers, those involved in funding must consider helping, improving economic situations, panel says, 252 – Md., bill authorizing funding for modernizing, renovating, and repairing schools emphasizing use of green techniques in FY2010, 404 – Mich., report identifies kinds of jobs in demand in alternative-energy sector and types of training needed, 381 – New York
– – Green Jobs - Green New York Act, bill creating jobs to improve energy efficiency, funding for conservation projects, signed, 1095
– – N.Y.C., bill requiring new state buildings and significant renovations of existing buildings to comply with green standards signed, 901 – Stand for measuring youth readiness, DOL should clarify definitions, GAO report, 990 – Training and apprenticeships, key to more green-focused economy is developing higher levels to meet new demands, Ayers said, 468 – Veterans, DOL grant awards for training for civilian careers announced, 625 – Weatherization, sizable increase in well-trained green retrofit workers needed to achieve efficient and healthy home retrofits, report, 1085; DOL will make grant to LIUNA to train residents on residential energy efficiency weatherization, pact attained with N.Y. weatherization provider, 1142 – Women, enabling jobs in environmentally friendly industry requires outreach, training, mentoring, and support services, speakers say, 291 – Worker safety, NIOSH announces initiative, web portal launched to serve as hubs for data and resources, 534 – Workers, the economy, and the environment, ETA work in promoting critical, Oates tells panel, 959 – Workforce development, ETA urges state and local agencies to prepare workers and expand exiting programs, 114
– Whole Foods, alliance to explore third way of addressing recognition of unions announced, 109
– Comprehensive bill, no clear consensus on how to handle future flow, or amnesty for undocumented workers already in U.S., witnesses say, 331
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