by [email protected] | Feb 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
In March of 2019, the City of Los Angeles put forth a plan for ensuring the sustainability of all aspects of the city for decades to come. A core element of that plan is working to move to more energy efficient building both through retrofit and change construction...
by [email protected] | Jan 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
The daily newspaper routinely reports construction accidents – one killed and three injured by falling rebar, a trench worker killed by a falling plate, a worker killed in a 53 story fall, and the stories continue. A National Bureau of Labor Statistics report showed...
by [email protected] | Dec 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
Construction workers earn a median annual pay of $34,500. This is at a time when a one bedroom apartment rents for about $2,000/month and 3 bedroom for close to $4,000/month. Simply put, construction workers don’t make enough money to live in the buildings they are...
by [email protected] | Nov 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
Downtown Los Angeles is experiencing an explosive growth in construction of retail, commercial, office space and residential projects. Residential development experienced a growth of almost 3,300 homes completed in 2018, with 7000 more under construction and plans for...
by [email protected] | Oct 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
With the dramatic reduction in the number of California construction workers representation by unions, employers have pushed the boundaries of the law in compensating workers. Many workers are unaware of the protections offered by the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act,...
by [email protected] | Sep 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
For many decades the workers in the United States have been protected by the Fair Labor Standards Act which provided wage, hour and benefit protections for employees. However, it failed to regulate the compensation and benefits for independent contractors. ...
