In July 2019, the New Jersey Legislature amended and expanded the State’s wage-hour laws to give the enforcing agency the power to stop an errant contractor, especially those doing prevailing
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On Davis-Bacon/Prevailing Wage Projects, Be Aware of “Split Classification” Issues and Problems
On prevailing wage projects, employees are paid for the different trade work they do by the rate for that trade. Sometimes, employees work in more than one classification (e.g. Carpenter
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New Jersey Business Association Challenges Union Boondoggle Requirement of Mandatory Apprenticeship Program For Construction Employers
I do a great deal of prevailing wage defense on behalf of employers, both on a federal level (i.e. Davis-Bacon Act) and the State of New Jersey prevailing wage statute.
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Another Construction Industry Wage-Hour Lawsuit: The Trend Continues
The construction industry has had a long history of wage violations, whether of prevailing wage laws or just “ordinary” wage hour laws. Another example of this trend has emerged in
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Prevailing Wage Class Action Dismissed for Failure to Allege “Public Work” Was Involved
The area of prevailing wage law, construction wage-hour law, is a niche within a niche and a very complicated area of wage hour law. I am proud to say I
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Decertification of a Class and Rejection of Another Class in the Same Case: The Daily Double!
This is an interesting case because it combines the elements of necessary, but not proven, commonality of situation for class certification and a quirky element of overtime calculation based on
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Prevailing Wage Law Case Shows Intricacies Of Such Laws: The Apprentice Issue
The world of prevailing wage law is a complex and nuanced one. It is, in truth, a niche within a niche of the wage-hour world. I have handled almost one
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Deductions Issues Require Scrutiny of Both Federal and State Laws
Employers may make deductions for uniforms under the Fair Labor Standards Act but such deductions cannot take their wage rates under the minimum. Life Time Fitness just learned this truism.
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‘Tis the Season
Employers often have questions relating to basic wage and hour issues. This blog post is designed to refresh your memory as to the current status of some of your more
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New York City’s “Living Wage” Expands
Small business owners now have additional wage and hour concerns that need to be addressed in deciding where to open for business in New York City. The minimum wage could
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