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D.C. Attorney General Schwalb Cracks Down on Labor Brokers in Construction
Several Construction Companies to Overhaul Payroll and Sick Leave Practices, and Power Design, Inc. to Pay $1.7 Million in Restitution to...
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- Jul 25
U.S. DOL W&H Recovered Nearly $752K in Back Wages for 45 Mechanical Workers at the MDXL Flats Affordable Housing Project in Ward 6, SW D.C.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage & Hour Division ("WHD") recently recovered nearly $752K in back wages for 45 mechanical workers of...
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- Jun 18
D.C. Attorney General Schwalb Sues 5 Construction Companies and Labor Brokers for Widespread Illegal Worker Misclassification Scheme
June 18, 2024 Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb announced that The Office of Attorney General (“OAG”) filed a lawsuit today, alleging...
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- May 20
Judge Upholds Findings; Concrete Sub V&V Construction, Inc., Under Prime, Hamel Builders, Inc., Owes 186K to 55 Craft-Misclassified Workers at DC DHCD's Liberty Place Apts Affordable Housing Project
V&V Construction, Inc. and owners wrongly classified employees, falsified records On May 8, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”)...
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- May 9
Project Labor Agreements Promote Bid Competition, Control Costs, and Boost Apprenticeships; Study Analyzing 95 Port of Seattle Airport and Seaport Projects Finds PLAs Deliver Better Outcomes
Tuesday, the Illinois Economic Policy Institute ("ILEPI") and the Project for Middle Class Renewal ("PMCR") at the University of Illinois...
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- Apr 19
U.S. DOL W&H Recovers $34K for 9 Sheet Metal Workers at The Paxton Affordable Housing in D.C.
U.S. DOL announced April 15 that it recovered 34K in wages and benefits for 9 sheet metal workers of Day-Debut Mechanical Inc., under...
FFC-MAR
- Mar 27
U.S. DOL and Southeast Louisiana Building & Construction Trades Council Establish Partnership to Improve Industry Compliance
The U.S. Department of Labor and the Southeast Louisiana Building & Construction Trades Council announced that they've established a...
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- Feb 6
Misclassification & Wage Theft Alleged at Foulger-Pratt's Paxton Housing Development in NE D.C.
A group of construction workers filed collective action 1:24-cv-00262 January 29, 2024 in the U.S. District Court for D.C. vs....
FFC-MAR
- Feb 3
U.S. DOL Recovers Back Pay and Sick Leave for Thousands of Workers
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage & Hour Division ("W&H") recovered nearly $16 million in back wages and restored more than $24,700...
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- Oct 31, 2023
Three Sheet Metal Workers Settle Wage Theft Claims Against Hamel Builders and Clemons Builders
Three sheet metal workers have resolved their claims against Hamel Builders, Inc. and Clemons Builders for a total of $160,000. In July...
FFC-MAR
- Aug 22, 2023
Prestige Drywall Settlement with the D.C. Attorney General's Office
WASHINGTON, DC – Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb announced August 17 that Prestige Drywall, a construction company that operates in the...
FFC-MAR
- Mar 21, 2023
U.S. DOL Recovers $633K in Back Wages for 84 Workers at DCHFA's Bridge Apartments 2442 MLK
The U.S. Department of Labor (“Department”) has recovered $633,029 in back wages for 84 workers alleged to have been denied their full...
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- Mar 23, 2022
Construction Workers Sue 8 Major Contractors Alleging Wage Theft on 14 Maryland School Projects
Prince George’s County, Maryland – A group of workers have filed a lawsuit in Prince George’s Circuit Court alleging rampant violations...
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- Nov 10, 2021
FFC Partners with Maryland Attorney General in Criminal Case Against Contractor for Wage Theft
On November 5, 2021, Maryland’s Office of Attorney General announced that Sergio Blanco – owner of drywall subcontractor BAC Contractors,...
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- Nov 10, 2021
Subcontractor Debarred, $531K Back Wages Awarded to 45 Ironworkers at Whiting Turner NIH Project
On August 25, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) released that its Wage & Hour Division recovered $531,173 in back wages for 45...
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- Aug 4, 2021
Pennsylvania Contractor to Pay $20,696,453 for Largest Prevailing Wage Criminal Case in U.S. History
On August 3, 2021, Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced that Pennsylvania construction contractor, Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc....
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- Jun 10, 2021
Construction Workers in D.C. Recover $250,000 in Prevailing Wage Case
On May 7, 2021, the D.C. Superior Court approved a settlement agreement in which second-tier subcontractor H.E.P. Construction, Inc....
FFC-MAR
- Sep 9, 2019
New Maryland Law Strengthens Protections for Construction Workers
Maryland's Senate Bill 300 strengthens labor protections for construction workers on public projects. On March 28, 2019, the Maryland...
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- Aug 22, 2019
Department of Labor Approves Payment of $107,500 to Construction Workers
The Department of Labor approved the settlement, which required payment of $107,500 to construction workers on a Davis-Bacon project in...
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- Aug 5, 2019
Workers in D.C. Recover $193,662 in Back Wages
The Department of Labor found that the contractor failed to comply with Davis-Bacon requirements In July, the U.S. Department of Labor...
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- Apr 15, 2019
Workers in Georgia Receive Nearly $200,000 in Back Pay
The Department of Labor reached a settlement in Davis-Bacon dispute. In February, pursuant to an investigation conducted by the U.S....
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