Labor News
House begins moving bill to crack down on companies
Posted OnMay 6, 2025 byThe House Labor and Industry Committee approved legislation recently to strengthen a 2010 state law protecting construction workers from being misclassified as independent contractors. The Democratic-controlled panel approved House Bill 721 by a 14-12 party-line vote with Democrats in favor and Republicans opposed. HB721 sponsored by Rep. Kyle Donahue, D-Lackawanna, gives the state attorney general…Read More…
Jersey City High-Rise Builders Sued Over Labor Law Violations
Posted OnApril 23, 2025 byNEW JERSEY — New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo have filed a lawsuit against a general contractor and five subcontractors involved in the construction of a luxury apartment complex in Jersey City, citing extensive violations of state labor laws. The suit centers on…Read More…
New report finds project labor agreements lower costs, boost competition in Illinois
Posted OnMarch 31, 2025 byEditor’s note: This story has been corrected on 3/25/25 from a previous version to reflect that the study used data from the Illinois Capital Development Board and there was no financial backing from the state. Additionally, Alan Golden’s name has been updated to correct a misspelling. Capitol News Illinois regrets the errors. After a major Biden-era…Read More…
Governor Murphy Signs Pro-Worker Unemployment Insurance Benefits Bill
Posted OnApril 25, 2023 byTRENTON – Governor Murphy today signed A4772/S3215, which concerns unemployment insurance (UI) benefits for workers during labor disputes. This bill addresses certain loopholes that currently prevent workers participating in labor disputes, such as strikes, from receiving access to UI benefits. “Unemployment insurance benefits should be a universal right for individuals who have recently lost their jobs,…Read More…
US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RECOVERS $633K IN BACK WAGES FOR 84 WORKERS FOR VIOLATIONS BY DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DEVELOPMENT SITE’S SUBCONTRACTORS
Posted OnMarch 22, 2023 byWASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $633,029 in back wages for 84 workers denied their full wages and benefits by subcontractors involved in construction of an affordable housing development funded by the District of Columbia. Three offices of the department’s Wage and Hour Division conducted investigations of six subcontractors hired to work on The…Read More…
Why ‘right-to-work’ was always wrong for Michigan
Posted OnMarch 16, 2023 byThe Michigan state legislature is poised to make history this week by repealing an anti-union “right-to-work” (RTW) statute enacted in 2012. This repeal is an important step toward empowering workers to address historic levels of income inequality and unequal power in our economy, and would mark the first time a state has repealed a RTW law in nearly 60 years. For…Read More…
Manhattan D.A. Sets Up Worker Protection Unit
Posted OnFebruary 21, 2023 byFebruary 20, 2023 – Neal Tepel LaborPress Publisher – LaborPress Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., has announced the creation of the Office’s Worker Protection Unit to investigate and prosecute wage theft and other forms of worker harassment and exploitation across Manhattan’s many industries. “At the Manhattan D.A.’s office, we’re holding accountable companies and…Read More…
Sold an American Dream, these workers from India wound up living a nightmare
Posted OnJanuary 24, 2023 byFollowing Hurricane Katrina in 2006, hundreds of welders and pipefitters were recruited from India to come to the Gulf Coast to repair oil rigs. But when they arrived in the U.S., it was nothing like what they were promised. Labor organizer Saket Soni first heard about the situation when he received a midnight phone call from an…Read More…