Labor & Employment Law – May 24, 2012

by Ober|Kaler on 5/15/2012

A number of bills were passed during the Maryland General Assembly's 2012 legislative session that will impact certain sectors of the construction industry. Ober|Kaler has put together brief summaries of certain bills from...more

by Sands Anderson PC on 7/25/2011

I am often asked. “What kind of law do you practice?” As a long-time local government attorney, most of my practice involves representing and defending litigation against governments, governmental entities, officials and...more

by Reed Smith on 5/25/2011

California Gov, Jerry Brown recently issued his revised budget proposal. In his proposal, Gov. Brown once again targeted the Enterprise Zone program. However, rather than proposing to eliminate the program in its entirety,...more

by Sedgwick LLP on 4/27/2011

A recent appellate decision considered whether Mello-Roos financing constitutes "public financing" under the Labor Code such that the prevailing wage laws apply to a project receiving such financing and, if so, whether a safe...more

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/17/2011

California Labor Code sections 1720 et seq. (the Prevailing Wage Law) ("PWL") require employers engaged in public works projects to pay the prevailing wage to their employees if the project is "paid for in whole or in part...more

by Sedgwick LLP on 10/28/2010

The California Supreme Court has scheduled oral argument in three civil cases for hearing in Los Angeles in December 2007. Cortez v. Abich, which will address the extent of the household domestic service exception to...more

by Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 3/29/2010

The Ohio Supreme Court ruled yesterday that the Franklin County Board of Commissioners abused its discretion and improperly disqualified The Painting Company’s lowest bid for painting services on the Huntington Ballpark based...more

by Duane Morris LLP on 8/20/2009

The passage of amendments in 2006 to the Pennsylvania Mechanics' Lien Law of 1963 (the "Lien Law") was a focus of considerable discussion. For the first time in 43 years, the Pennsylvania legislature revisited the statute and...more