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Vol. 56, No. 2759 - 2807, pp. 1-1592 March 4, 2010 - Feb. 24, 2011 A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
LABOR COSTS, NONFARM PAYROLL, FIRST HALF 2011, 1325
LABOR DEPARTMENT (DOL)
– Administration
– – FY2011 budget, job creation, safe workplaces, respect for workers' rights, training, Solis, Senate hearing, 106; increasing funding for training and job search aid, fight jobless rates, more rules may stifle recovery, 108; Senate appropriations panel approval, less than request, 663
– – FY2012 budget, administration proposal, DOL funding cuts preserve worker safety programs, 1547 – – Labor Day commemoration, Solis video highlights goals of jobs, training, safety, and organizing rights, 814 – – Pensions
– – Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship, membership list, 900; expansion, support as part of higher education initiative urged, meeting, 1089
– – BLS
See CHILD LABOR
– – Davis-Bacon Act
See DAVIS-BACON ACT
See FORMS
– – Grants
See GRANTS
– – H-1B visas, online advisor tool, user-friendly data on rights and responsibilities, 370 – – Intl. Labor Affairs Bureau
See MINIMUM WAGE
See OVERTIME
See DAVIS-BACON ACT
– – Toughness, Smith cites as USPS electrical violations example of enterprisewide cases, working with states on worker misclassification, FMLA violations, and OFCCP suits, 1056 – – Union elections adviser, interactive website explaining LMRDA unveiled, 341 – – Vaughn index, withholding FOIA documents from IUOE Local 2, interference with law enforcement proceedings (N.D. Ill.), 1083 – – VETS
– – OLMS
– Employer-provided health care, benefits from cooperative structures tackle insurance and wellness programs, FMCS director, 1109
– Acceptance of equipment that did business with union, IUOE Local 150 leader, DOJ plea agreement (N.D. Ill.), 42; guilty plea, 104; sentenced, 1018
– Benefit fund contributions, sheet metal contractor failure to make, default judgment for failure to defend (D. Hawaii), 1267 – Delinquent contributions, claims against LIUNA trustees and locals, earlier decision allowing funds to collect from contractor (E.D. Mo., rev den), 1122 – Most favored nation, award to contractor for UBC violations upheld but may not get damages after pact end (7th Cir.), 465 – NLRA – Retiree health benefits, ending benefits when Volvo went out of business violated UAW pact (U.S., rev den), 21 – Secondary boycotts
– – Coercing employers to avoid nonunion subcontractors, punitive damages for IW local violations (D. Mass.), 1062
– – Hotel developer, UBC secondary boycott, dismissal stayed for evidence of defamation damages (W.D. Wash.), 117; developer may pursue secondary boycott claim (dec), 932 – – Preemption, contractor request to remand suit against UBC denied (S.D.N.Y.), 909 – Union dues, failure to forward, default judgment for UBC (E.D. Mo.), 1553 – Unpaid contributions, IBEW plan administrator claims for fraudulent schemes (E.D.N.Y.), 1119
– Credit card irregularities, Financial Secretary, Treasurer, and Trustees not fulfilling duties, UBC takes over Or. local, 234
– Disciplinary charges for exercising free speech rights, IBT local official jury award, mixed motive jury instructions (7th Cir.), 87 – Embezzling union funds for personal use – Public sector intermediary bodies, OLMS revising 2007 policy, 1191 – Recordkeeping, NLRA rights notices, Form LM-30, union officer elections internet voting, narrow advice exemption, semiannual regulatory agenda, 263; OLMS proposing new rule, questions unanswered by 2007 rule, 719; OLMS rescinds form T-1, report data on LM-2 forms, 1191; final rule effective date corrected, 1231; unions support proposed changes, reporting requirements for union officials challenged, 1253 – §203, persuader agreements, LM-10 and LM-30 forms, OLMS regulatory activity, Outlook 2011, 1461 – Title III, business agent objection to UA trusteeship moot, dissolved in 18 months (S.D. Tex.), 539 – Union elections adviser, DOL interactive website explaining rights and duties, 341 – Union internal elections
– – OLMS subpoenas in investigation relevant, material, timeliness challenged (D. Haw.), 300
– – Use of Internet and telephone voting, OLMS rule, comments sought, 1367
– Increasing efficiency and transparency, technological innovations, internet usage, electronic filing to speed work, increase public availability, persuader agreements, Outlook 2011, 1461
– LMRDA enforcement
– CPI
– Green jobs
– – Definition, data collection, comments sought, 72; AGC supports proposals to create new jobs, term too broad, comment filed with BLS, 379; final definition, 897
– – Employment and wage data, survey waiting for OMB approval, 618 – – Industry sectors, OSHA to monitor, job safety strategy and possible hazards, BLS must define, 207 – HIRE Act, number of newly hired workers in construction, 607 – Major work stoppages, report, 2010, 1519 – Mass layoffs, BLS report, March, 2010, 277; April, 404; Oct., 1200; Nov., 1296; fourth quarter, 2010, 1546; Jan., 2011, 1579 – Median weekly salary, 2010, 1433 – Non-union workers, fee-for-service health plans, BLS study, 2008, 1112 – Nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses, private sector, 2008, 1058; 2009, 1146 – Producer Price Index (PPI), October, 2010, 1148 – Representation elections, NLRB supervised, 1997-2009, 620 – State-by-state employment data, July, 783 – Unemployment reports
– AFL-CIO, reaffiliation expected within months, 723; unanimous vote for reaffiliation, 751
– Attorneys' fees, jurisdictional dispute, scaffolding work awarded to another union (D.D.C.), 824; LIUNA ordered to reduce attorney's hourly rate, 1121 – Cal., uncertified electricians working on bridge project, union and state agency seek depublication of ruling (Cal.), 883; court declines, 914; zero-tolerance enforcement policy, electrical contractors who willfully employ uncertified electricians, licensing board, 1206 – Canada
– – Locals 183 and 493, hospital and mental health center, UBC Local 2486 favored, pact covering work in dispute, area practice (O.L.R.B.), 1422
– – Work jurisdiction dispute against UBC (O.L.R.B.), 775 – Davis-Bacon Act, whether church housing projects fall within Act or state prevailing wage law (C.D. Ill.), 252 – Dist. Council of Chicago, Mid-Am. Reg'l Bargaining Ass'n talks, strike halts N. Ill. road, bridge, and building projects, 605; pact attained, strked ends, 639 – Dist. Council of Minn., secondary boycott NLRB regional director found reasonable cause, NLRA §8(b)(ii)(b), injunction request (D. Minn.), 1063 – Greater St. Louis Welfare Fund, earlier decision allowing claims against trustees and locals for delinquent contributions (E.D. Mo., rev den), 1122 – Ind. Pension Fund, amending pension plan to cap occupational disability benefits, whether retirees receiving benefits vested (6th Cir., vac and rem), 1400 – Local 6A, anticorruption counsel seeking to put under trusteeship to resolve persistent organized crime influences, 1364; business manager's brother indicted for murder in broad DOJ organized crime sweep (E.D.N.Y.), 1436; hearing date for trusteeship action set, 1512 – Local 40, IW Local 40 claims PLA breach in assigning 9/11 demolition project to union (S.D.N.Y.), 1552 – Local 132, 3-year AGC pact ratified, 881 – Local 210, work jurisdiction ruling against N.Y. contractor vacated (2nd Cir.), 821 – Local 265, equitable estoppel claims against pension plan administrators and fiduciaries (6th Cir.), 406 – Local 296, Or. law bars worker discipline for missing mandatory meetings where employers views on unions expressed, 1st Amend. and NLRA preemption (D. Or.), 343 – Local 368, DOL subpoenas, investigation of rerun internal election relevant, material, timeliness challenged (D. Haw.), 300 – Local 477, environmental contractor dispute over pact validity subject to arbitration (7th Cir.), 793 – Local 499, Detroit Edison, safety agreement on emissions control, 676 – Local 509, former official pleads guilty to altering records and embezzling funds, sentenced (E.D. Mo.), 239 – Local 534, Ohio Contractors Assn. heavy highway pact pact, jurisdictional dispute with IBEW, traffic control systems (NLRB), 242 – Local 563, 3-year AGC pact ratified, 881 – Local 837, disputed work on carpentry portion of concrete forming on recreational trail and pedestrian bridge correctly assigned (O.L.R.B.), 1422 – Local 1089, Ontario, assigning highway electrical work to unions other than IBEW, established practices (OLRB), 1273 – Local 1153, Gambino crime family associate sentenced, unlawful payments, wire fraud in bypassing hiring list, and embezzlement of union assets (D.N.J.), 1022; business manager and others sentenced, 1513 – Local 1184, traffic control devices, union entitled to perform Cal. county work, preference, current assignment and past practice (NLRB), 377 – Local 1329, UBC charge of ULP untimely (NLRB), 732 – Maryland, launch of statewide infrastructure campaign, 726 – Mich. Training & Apprenticeship Institute, green training programs, Solis praises, 1514 – N. Idaho Dist. Council, AGC Wash. wage and benefit freeze, 1110 – New England, contractor previously convicted of kickbacks sentenced for tax evasion (D.R.I.), 1542 – New Jersey
– – Builders State Annuity Fund, participant's ex-wife challenge to benefits payments, exhaustion (D.N.J.), 1525
– – S. N.J. Dist. Council, failure to notify contractor of intent to treat injunction hearing as final trial on merits (3d Cir.), 20 – Or. and S. Idaho and Wash. and N. Idaho Dist. Councils, AGC Or.-Columbia Chapter pact attained, 475 – Organized crime in N.Y.C. area, DOJ charged 127 defendants, RICO, 1436 – Phil. Dist. Council, Gen. Bldg. Contractors' Ass'n pact attained, 348 – Pre-hire pact, concrete contractor, unilateral repudiation, ULP (7th Cir.), 243 – St. Louis, national and local unions criticize UBC poaching work and members from other unions, rally, 527 – Termination, conditional notice to terminate previous CBA, employer not bound to successor pact and fringe benefit funds contributions (6th Cir.), 874; (U.S., rev den), 961 – Western Mo. and Kan. District Council, AGC of Mo. pact attained, 653
– Mojave Desert, final approval for large scale solar thermal project, Invanpah Solar Elec., PLA requires skilled craft workers, mitigation measures, 992
– Limited English Proficiency and Hispanic Workforce Initiative, challenges and successes, 180
– Multilingual issues, OSHA advisory panel to discuss, 147
See ANTITRUST
– 9/11 Health and Compensation Act
See generally NEW YORK, subheading: World Trade Center
– Bumping, vacancies, administrative assistant improperly took program analyst job, reinstatement permissible despite pact ban (Mass. App. Ct.), 1039
– Mass layoffs, BLS report, March, 2010, 277; April, 404; Oct., 1200; Nov., 1296; Dec., 1477; fourth quarter, 2010, 1546; Jan., 2011, 1579 – National origin and race bias, Hispanic carpenter fired after working on hospital contractor not rehired, no evidence of animus (10th Cir.), 1153
– Pre-1960 housing units, removal costs, CRS report, 785
– Pre-1978 housing renovations, certified contractors required, protects women and children, EPA, 269; EPA extending compliance deadline, 531; builders suit against EPA for removal of opt-out provision (D.C. Cir.), 609; EPA authority to regulate renovation, repair, and painting of renovation, repair, and painting in commercial and public buildings questioned, coalition, 612 – Residential dust, EPA determining if lower limits needed, 983 – Residential leases, EPA rules requiring lessors to disclose presence of lead paint reasonable, within Lead Hazard Act scope (11th Cir.), 703
– Ed. Note: This heading covers bills with assigned numbers. For information on measures not yet assigned numbers, see specific subject headings.
– House
– – HR 1, FY2011 appropriations proposal, Rogers bill cuts OSHA funding, 1545; GOP proposals to ban PLAs on federal contracts fail, 1570; cuts in EPA funding for greenhouse gas emissions controls could halt construction, hearing, 1576; DOL funding cuts, would devastate classification initiate and other priorities, Solis testimony, Miller calls unemployment rate unacceptable, 1578; passed, DOL and NLRB spending cuts for FY2011 deep, 1579
– – HR 280, Secure the Capitol Act, Congressional contractors must use E-Verify, 1395 – – HR 402, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act, DeLauro introduced, Kerry working on Senate version, 1440 – – HR 847, 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, amended, 435; House fails to pass under rules suspension, 693; Senate cloture vote fails, 1262; signed, 1335 – – HR 1194, Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, BCTD task force meeting weekly to lobby energy, water infrastruction and fire sprinkler incentives, 427 – – HR 1409, Employee Free Choice Act, passage a priority for unions, AFL-CIO meeting, 42; S.D. ballot initiative preempting proposed law certified, 61; S.C. ballot initiative approved, 92; votes to pass not sufficient, Harkin, 368; GOP governing agenda after recess to defeat, 532; could be taken up after Nov. election, Harkin, 570; Obama vows support, 724; Obama says not enough votes to pass, 870; 4 states pass ballot initiatives precluding, 1127 – – HR 1751, DREAM Act, immigration plan to provide opportunities for alien minors, setback, 898 – – HR 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, Michaels supports expanding coverage, protecting whistleblowers, and help for injured workers' families, 76; education and labor panel considering adjusting penalties, widen company official definition, 111; Solis urges passage, Latino Workers' summit, 248; AFL-CIO urges passage, OSHA supports fixes to improve safety, Voluntary Protection Program excludes small firms, 268; litigators say passage would implement OSHA reforms, 307; Am. Industrial Hygiene Ass'n supports, Enzi letter, 536; GOP may create conflicts over cooperative programs, Michaels, 1412 – – HR 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act, carbon capture and storage, Energy Information Admin. analysis, passed, 272; similar bill unveiled in Senate, 367 – – HR 2460, Healthy Families Act, litigators think bill requiring paid leave to care for self or family will pass this session, 307 – – HR 2521, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act, speakers urge passage, low expense to U.S., 373; efforts to create bank should focus on transportation projects, rely on private and federal funding, 644; wastewater infrastructure, most popular way to finance, GAO report, 695 – – HR 2847, Jobs for Main Street Act, vote on long term transportation extension soon, 7; renamed HIRE Act, Thune amendment to tax bill eliminates prevailing wages on ARRA projects, 7; Hoyer says vote likely, Oberstar approves, 10; for further action, see HIRING INCENTIVES TO RESTORE EMPLOYMENT (HIRE) ACT – – HR 3017, Employment Nondiscrimination Act, litigators expect to pass this year, 307 – – HR 3202, Water Protection and Reinvestment Act, BCTD meeting weekly to discuss lobbying for support, 427 – – HR 3408, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, and Consistency Act, AFL-CIO supports, remove safe harbor for misclassifying workers, 306; Form 1099 filing critical for eligibility for §530 safe harbor, IRS, 332; tax gap widened, bills summarized, PPACA provisions and FY2011 budget proposal include, CRS report, 608 – – HR 3590, Obama willing to include GOP proposals in fraud, malpractice projects and Medicaid reimbursement, HSAs, 9; little-known provision would hike costs, business official, 41; signed, 101; key provisions chart, 159; for actions after signature, see PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (PPACA) – – HR 3716, Community Restoration and Revitalization Act, historic tax credit as job creator, improvements suggested, 49 – – HR 3936, Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act, changing joint and several liability of multiemployer plans, cutting administration costs by mergers, 424 – – HR 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Obama willing to include GOP proposals, 9; business coalition advertising campaign opposition, 41; passed, cost trimmed for Medicare reimbursement, 430; Senate debates, unlike House version, 459; Senate consent to shift pension provisions to tax extenders bill, 528; GOP opposes, 532; signed, gives employers more time to fully fund pension plans, 566; for further action, see PRESERVATION OF ACCESS TO CARE FOR MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES AND PENSION RELIEF ACT; Senate votes to end debate, change in division of highway money among states caused, 575 – – HR 4213, Unemployment Compensation Extension, Senate amendment eliminates prevailing wages on ARRA projects, 7; passed, no Senate action until after recess, 425 – – HR 4226, Expanding Building Efficiency Incentives Act, AIA strongly supports clean energy tax incentives to help small firms recover, hearing, 339 – – HR 4321, Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity Act (CIR ASAP), over 100 members co-sponsored, action needed, 576 – – HR 4627, Criminal Penalties for Unauthorized Employment Act, introduced, expands civil and criminal sanctions, 18 – – HR 4691, Temporary Extension Act, House expected to approve extension of highway and transit laws, 7 – – HR 4849, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act, open shop contractors say constraints on prevailing wages and contractor competition bars economic relief, 105; passed, 146; tax credit bonds, CRS releases updated report, IRS issues revised rules, 277 – – HR 4853, Middle Class Tax Relief Act, tax extensions in Senate amendment would benefit construction industry, ABC letter, 1260 – – HR 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, Senate takes up reconciliation, repeals amendment setting lower coverage threshold for construction, 101; key provisions chart, 159; signed, 178 – – HR 4899, FY2010 supplemental appropriations, Senate passes amendment blocking funding to enforce lead removal certification, 531; DOE Loan Guarantee Program, failure to articulate goals, develop consistent fair application process, GAO report jeopardizes more funding, 625 – – HR 5019, Home Star Energy Retrofit Act, Energy and Commerce panels approve, markup set after recess, 145; homeowner energy efficiency credit approved, 238; proponents expect prevailing wage standard addition before passage, 311; alliance of environmental groups' legislative priorities for lame duck Congress, 1142 – – HR 5107, Employee Misclassification Prevention Act, FLSA amendment, non-employees doing labor or services, penalize intentional misclassification, 271; AFL-CIO official calls long overdue, urges WHD rule on recordkeeping, 306; tax gap widened, bills summarized, PPACA provisions and FY2011 budget proposal include, CRS report, 608; DOL Solicitor would not be surprised if bill to tighten misclassification passed, increase tax revenues, 1165; bills without employee definition, proper use of independent contractors may violate, 1378 – – HR 5320, Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act, increased funding, new provisions to help communities comply, 330; companion bill in Senate, state and utility officials support, 371; bill encourages more state tax-exempt bonds, federal revenue loss, CBO report, 495; Canadians concerned about more Buy American provisions, 574; approved, mandates Buy American, 692 – – HR 5476, Building Star Energy Efficiency Act, incentives for retrofitting existing commercial property, more energy efficient, 429 – – HR 5604, Surface Transportation Savings Act, markup set, unused FY2010 funds would be recouped from FTA and NHTSA, 577 – – HR 5663, Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act, coalition of environmental and union groups seeks passage in lame duck session, 1142 – – HR 5850, Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2011, passed, highway spending hike, 694; earmark bans, no limit on ability to influence how funds used, CRS report, 1334 – – HR 5892, Water Resources Development Act, transportation and infrastructure panel approval, water projects approved, 693 – – HR 5893, Investing in American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act, would extend Build America Bonds, cut credit rate, CRS report, 696 – – HR 6080, border security funding with visa fee increases, approval, 728 – – HR 6128, Fair Playing Field Act, worker misclassification, removal of tax safe harbor, 897; seeks to close safe harbor for independent contractors, 1378
– – S 217, Secret Ballot Protection Act, guarantees use of secret ballots in union elections, 1475
– – S 223, FAA reauthorization, Democrats cast as job creation, Reid leaves open for controversial amendments, 1471; proposal to remove prevailing wage provisions defeated, 1511 – – S 560, Employee Free Choice Act, passage a priority for unions, AFL-CIO meeting, 42; S.D. ballot initiative preempting proposed law certified, 61; S.C. ballot initiative approved, 92; votes to pass not sufficient, Harkin, 368; GOP governing agenda after recess to defeat, 532; could be taken up after Nov. election, Harkin, 570; Obama vows support, 724; Obama says not enough votes to pass, 870; 4 states pass ballot initiatives precluding, 1127 – – S 729, DREAM Act, immigration plan to provide opportunities for alien minors, setback, 898 – – S 887, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act, reform of guestworker program to prevent fraud and protect U.S. workers, 763 – – S 1005, Water Infrastructure Financing Act, Senate GOPs urge EPA to revise guidance on implementing prevailing wages for water projects, 71; objections to prevailing wages requirement delaying action, 301; LIUNA launches lobbying campaign to secure support for passage, 365; report on spending shortfall may alter, 464 – – S 1152, Healthy Families Act, litigators think bill requiring paid leave to care for self or family will pass this session, 307 – – S 1498, Surface Transportation Extension Act, LIUNA lobbying campaign to secure support for passage, 365 – – S 1580, Protecting America's Workers Act, Michaels supports, protecting whistleblowers, and help for injured workers' families, 76; House panel considering changes to adjust penalties, widen corporate official definition, 111; Solis urges passage, Latino Workers' summit, 248; AFL-CIO urges passage, OSHA supports fixes to improve safety, Voluntary Protection Program excludes small firms, 268; Am. Industrial Hygiene Ass'n supports, Enzi letter, 536; Enzi and Snowe concerned that cuts in voluntary protection programs could undermine job creation by small firms, 1173 – – S 1584, Employment Nondiscrimination Act, litigators expect to pass this year, 307 – – S 1619, Livable Communities Act, banking panel approval, better coordination of transportation, housing, and environment, 698 – – S 1733, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, PFF official urges including prevailing wages, 427 – – S 1743, Community Restoration and Revitalization Act, historic tax credit as job creator, improvements suggested, 49 – – S 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, and Consistency Act, AFL-CIO supports, remove safe harbor for misclassifying workers, 306; Form 1099 filing critical for eligibility for §530 safe harbor, IRS, 332; tax gap widened, bills summarized, PPACA provisions and FY2011 budget proposal include, CRS report, 608 – – S 2947, Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, BCTD task force meeting weekly to lobby energy, water infrastruction and fire sprinkler incentives, 427 – – S 3079, Building Star Energy Efficiency Rebate Act, Merkoff bill creates jobs, tax relief to owners retrofitting buildings to improve efficiency, 47; union contractors pressure tax panel, tax rebates for industrial facilities, 75; proponents expect prevailing wage standard addition before passage, 311 – – S 3157, Create Jobs and Save Benefits Act changing joint and several liability of multiemployer plans, administrative costs in plan mergers, 424; multiemployer plans in construction underfunding, funding relief bill focuses on more severely insolvent plans, 519; GOP to oppose, 532 – – S 3177, Home Star Energy Retrofit Act, proponents expect prevailing wage standard addition before passage, 311; alliance of environmental groups' legislative priorities for lame duck Congress, 1142 – – S 3206, Safe Treatment of Polluted Stormwater Runoff Act, introduced, requires federally funded highways to stop uncontrolled runoff from adjacent land and water, 643 – – S 3234, Veterans Employment Act, Murray bill improving training opportunities for veterens, 236 – – S 3254, Employee Misclassification Prevention Act, FLSA amendment, non-employees doing labor or services, intentional misclassification fines, 271; AFL-CIO official calls long overdue, urges WHD rule on recordkeeping, 306; misclassification hurts workers, honest employers, and government, hearing, 533; tax gap widened, bills summarized, PPACA provisions and FY2011 budget proposal include, CRS report, 608; DOL Solicitor would not be surprised if bill to tighten misclassification passed, increase tax revenues, 1165; bills without employee definition, proper use of independent contractors may violate, 1378 – – S 3257, Voluntary Protection Program Act, opposition to proposed fee-based system, 761; Enzi and Snowe concerned that cuts in voluntary protection programs could undermine job creation by small firms, 1173; GOP may create conflicts over cooperative programs, Michaels, 1412 – – S 3374, Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act, DOE agency to coordinating aid for energy retrofitting of schools, 403 – – S 3398, Veteran Employment Transition Act, tax credit for hiring individuals who recently completed military service, 401 – – S 3643, Oil Spill Response Improvement Act, Reid cancels votes on energy bills, no votes before recess, 688 – – S 3663, Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act, Reid cancels upcoming votes, no vote before recess, 688 – – S 3671, Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act, coalition of environmental and union groups seeks passage in lame duck session, 1142 – – S 3786, Fair Playing Field Act, worker misclassification, removal of tax safe harbor, 897; seeks to close safe harbor for independent contractors, 1378 – – S 3813, Renewable Electricity Promotion Act, Bingaman hopes to pass during lame duck session, GOP supports, 929; alliance of environmental groups' legislative priorities for lame duck Congress, 1142 – – S 3929, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act, Menendez introduced, mandates E-Verify, guest work program, citizenship for undocumented workers, 952 – – S 3935, Advanced Energy Tax Incentives Act, alliance of environmental groups' legislative priorities for lame duck Congress, 1142 – – S 4253, Inhoff-Collins Amend. to FY2010 supplemental appropriations, amendment blocks funding to enforce lead removal certification, 531
– Colo., roofing contractors, legislation creating registry and process for examination, bonding, and liability insurance needed, report, 1068
– Ill., law imposing criminal penalties for roofing contractors who misrepresent licensing status signed, 708 – N.Y., projects over $10K on public school buildings, only licensed plumbers and electricians may perform, bill awaiting signature, 943; vetoed, 965 – Pa., plumbers, state senate passes bill setting standards, barring unlicensed workers, 354 – Sheet metal workers, training and licensing rules take effect but AGC suit for nonunion contractors continued (Mass. Super. Ct.), 27 – Wash., unregistered contractors, bill cutting penalties vetoed, 190
– Beneficiary, woman designated gets benefits despite failure to end prior marriage (E.D. Pa.), 648
– Living benefits, fiduciary duty, failure to tell terminally ill worker of right to request (W.D. Wis.), 468 – Welfare benefits, plan funded solely through cash value life insurance covering participants reportable, IRS PLR, 335; text, IRS PLR, 389
– Ed. Note: For lower court cases, see relevant subject headings. For Supreme Court actions, see SUPREME COURT, U.S.
See LABORERS (LIUNA)
– Major work stoppages, BLS report, 2010, 1519
– Apportionment of liability, welding fumes, new trial ordered in multidistrict litigation (5th Cir.), 878
– Immigration status, undocumented worker injured while working as pipefitter eligible for benefits entitled to benefits (5th Cir.), 283 – Undocumented worker, pipe fitter at shipyard entitled to benefits despite immigration status (5th Cir.), 283
– Ties to organized crime, LIUNA and ILA locals, 127 defendants charged with crimes in N.Y.C. area sweep, 1436
– Intentional tort, vicarious liability, no evidence injuries from fall while disassembling scaffolding worsened by move (5th Cir.), 1554
– Property dispute, UBC Reg'l Council hung banners, handbilled, picketed, and obstructed access to force subcontractor to recognize workers on hospital project (La. Ct. App.), 245 Contact the Webmaster at webmaster@bna.com Copyright © The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
