What to Do If ICE Visits Your Workplace
Understanding Employer Rights and Obligations If ICE Comes to Your Workplace: What You Need to Know Immigration issues have increasingly impacted workplaces. As U.S. Immigration
Contractors’ Allocation Authority, Communications & Right of Work Assignment
As contractors enter or prepare for collective bargaining negotiations, several recurring legal and strategic issues warrant clarification. These include contractor authority over economic allocations, communications
Understanding and Operationalizing Mandatory, Permissive and Illegal Subjects of Bargaining
Overview During contract negotiations, contractors know that wages and benefits will always be front and center. But, what about other subjects, such as travel time,
A Checklist for Signatory Contractors’ Bargaining Efforts
FCA Legal counsel developed a CBA negotiation checklist for signatory contractors with suggested steps that help lead to a successful negotiation. Click here to download
Updated Davis-Bacon Rule in Effect – Contractor Takeaways
On Aug. 23, 2023, the Department of Labor published the Final Rule updating and modernizing the Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage regulations. The prevailing wage regulations
Drug Testing and Marijuana Laws
To date, 24 states and Washington, D.C. have fully legalized recreational marijuana, and another 19 states have legalized medical marijuana or CBD oil use for
Understanding Hiring Clauses in a CBA
Overview It’s no secret that skilled workers – particularly skilled trade workers – are in short supply. Construction managers report that the shortage is felt
Withdrawal Liability: What Do You Need to Know?
Click here to read this article in the first issue of the Signatory Magazine! Withdrawal liability is a topic that signatory contractors need to understand.
The Personal Side of Personal Guarantees
Click here to read this article in the digital issue of the Signatory Magazine! There is nothing more personal than a personal guaranty. Business owners
Prohibited Harassment Policy Template
Having a procedure for reporting unlawful harassment can help an employer avoid liability if an employee alleges that he or she experienced unlawful harassment. FCA has prepared a Prohibited Policy Template for signatory contractors.