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The long-awaited new HSR rules and Form have been released. They go into effect in approximately 90 days (mid-January), unless blocked by a federal judge. Companies engaging in M&A now face increased burdens compared to the...more
According to the national construction industry trade association Associated Builders and Contractors, construction labor demands are high. The construction business pays well and offers great opportunities for progression....more
I have handled numerous prevailing wage cases, including dozens under the federal Davis-Bacon Act (DBA) and read with great interest the proposed changes to the decades-old law. The proposed rule will likely set higher rates...more
Hold onto your hard hat! What you thought you knew about federal Davis-Bacon prevailing wage law is changing --- substantially changing decades of well-established rules, precedent and interpretations as to the applicability...more
For the first time in 40 years, the Department of Labor (DOL) updated its interpretation and implementation of the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts in new final rules. DOL’s new final rules concerning the prevailing wages and...more
WHAT: Over a year after its notice of proposed rulemaking, the U.S Department of Labor (DOL) published its Final Rule Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) Regulations. The Final Rule spans hundreds of pages of...more
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont has signed a new law that will expand the circumstances in which service workers in Connecticut can use state-mandated paid sick leave. The new law goes into effect October 1, 2023. Since its...more
As part of his two-year spending plan, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has proposed mandating 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave for many private and public sector workers by January 1, 2025. This proposal, if passed,...more
The pandemic altered some employment norms. The COVID-19 pandemic has altered a variety of employment norms. There is considerable debate about which changes are transient and which are more durable, particularly given...more
As restaurants emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, employers in the industry continue to face new challenges with organizing activity on the rise and new generations leading the charge....more
The warehousing and distribution industry has one of the highest overall union membership rates in the United States. Now, employers in the industry are also navigating high turnover rates and mass labor shortages as they...more
2022 is now “in the books” and organized labor has to be reeling seeing the latest news. Despite all of those sensational headlines involving a few high profile employers facing union organizing drives last year, the union...more
Gig Economy & Technology- CHICAGO — University of Chicago Commits Millions to Startups The University of Chicago is stepping up its efforts to create more startups, committing more than $20 million to launch three new...more
This year brought substantial progress in the way of slightly fewer positive COVID-19 cases and/or transmissions and increased vaccinations. Consequently, in the employment world many of you reopened your offices and invited...more
After M&A dealmaking cranked at an all-time high in 2021 with a record breaking 60,000 publicly disclosed deals aggregating over $5 trillion (see our recent article), the waters of M&A cooled considerably in 2022, with only...more
Governor Newsom signed SB 1162 into law on September 27 (effective January 1, 2023), imposing several new wage transparency reporting requirements on employers in California, and aligning California with Washington, Colorado,...more
The Seattle Office of Labor Standards has released a Fact Sheet on the city’s Independent Contractor Protections Ordinance offering guidance on the implementation of new pay protections for independent contractors....more
On September 27, 2022, California Governor Newsom signed the state’s pay transparency bill, SB 1162, into law, requiring employers with 15 or more employees to disclose pay ranges in job postings, beginning on January 1,...more
The labor shortages faced by the construction industry as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic present an opportunity to focus on attracting a diverse pool of workers and on a renewed commitment to diversity, equity, and...more
Labor Day 2022 comes at an optimistic time for U.S. labor unions. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, representation petitions and elections were declining steadily. However, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) election filings...more
California’s minimum wage rate will rise to $15.50 per hour, beginning on January 1, 2023, due to a cost-of-living increase provision found in the state’s minimum wage law. California Labor Code section 1182.12...more
Beginning January 1, 2023, bakeries and tortilla manufacturers face new requirements for scheduling mandatory overtime shifts for employees. In March 2022, Governor Brown signed Senate Bill 1513, which amends ORS 652.020 and...more
There has been an initiative to revise the Davis Bacon Act (“DBA”) regulations and I have been following this closely as the DBA (and prevailing wage work) have always been a special interest of mine. Well, the process is in...more
Pay equity is a critical issue for employers — and it should be top of mind for those in the manufacturing industry. A number of states enacted laws designed to strengthen equal pay protections and improve pay...more
As you reopen, give serious thought to job responsibilities, compensation packages, company policies, re-hiring former employees in a non-discriminatory way, and more. Almost four in ten of all the U.S.jobs lost since...more