This guest essay reflects the views of Anthony Villa, president and business manager of Local 290, the carpenters union for much of Long Island, and a board member of the North Atlantic States ...

The latest findings from the New York City Independent Budget Office confirm something most of us already knew: Paying construction workers prevailing wages would make it impossible to achieve the ...

On August 14, 2025, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed Illinois House Bill 1189, which amends the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act (IPWA) in a way that impacts how “public work” projects are defined and labor ...

State leaders are poised to make it even more expensive to do business in New York, and the consequences for Westchester County will be dire. Albany lawmakers are currently considering a bill, A6708 / ...

The debate over 485x may have died down (for now), but the fight to expand prevailing wages for construction workers is far from over. Nearly five years ago, lawmakers approved a measure that required ...

The developer of a major Downtown Palm Springs redevelopment project plans to appeal to the California Supreme Court after a state appeals court ruled that workers on the $194 million project should ...

ALBANY — Democratic lawmakers at the state Capitol want to overhaul state laws on construction wages. They’re facing opposition from a coalition of business leaders who say expanding compensation ...

California is well-known for its commitment to worker protection, which, while beneficial for employees, can present challenges for employers striving to maintain compliance. A key example is ...

Work performed by employees of a subcontractor working on the Chester County Government Services Center, which was a public work subject to the Prevailing Wage Act (PWA), was subject to the PWAs ...