Published: February 3, 2010
Tags: ABC, Associated Builders & Contractors of Wisconsin Inc., Dane County Circuit Court Judge John Markson, Department of Workforce Development, DWD, Markson, prevailing-wage report, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
By Paul Snyder
The state will not penalize contractors that fail to comply with the Department of Workforce Development’s new prevailing-wage reporting requirements, said Dane County Circuit Court Judge John Markson.
The suspension of enforcement will continue until April 19, when Markson is expected to grant or reject the Associated Builders & Contractors of Wisconsin Inc.’s request [...]
Published: January 22, 2010
Tags: Assembly Committee on Labor, Associated Builders & Contractors of Wisconsin Inc., iron workers, Iron Workers Local 8, ironworkers, Jorgensen, journeyman, master, Mielke, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, safety, state licensure, Teska, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Department of Commerce
By Paul Snyder
Backers of a bill requiring ironworkers to be licensed in Wisconsin say safety is at the core of their effort. But they lack evidence showing that the ironworkers or the public would be safer with state licensure.
Nationally, data show accidents among ironworkers declined during a recent five-year period despite more people working in [...]
Published: December 21, 2009
Tags: 2010, Associated Builders & Contractors of Wisconsin Inc., Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin, Barker, Dennis Lynch, John Mielke, Johnson Controls Inc., Joint Committee on Finance, Mark Wagner, Miron Construction Co. Inc., road construction, stimulus, weatherization
Comments: 1
By Paul Snyder
Contractors disagree over what federal stimulus money will mean to the industry in 2010.
“Most contractors are feeling the pain right now,” said Bob Barker, executive vice president of the Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin Inc. “Some are doing better than others and have been able to take advantage of opportunities with renovating multifamily [...]
Published: December 2, 2009
Tags: Associated Builders & Contractors of Wisconsin, Associated Builders & Contractors of Wisconsin Inc., Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin, bill, Boullion, Decker, Kaufert, Kreitlow, membership, Mielke, Risser, Sheridan, state Building Commission
By Paul Snyder
A bill that would increase the number of state Building Commission members is facing criticism that more representation further frays the group’s commitment to checking politics at the door.
“Historically, the Building Commission has stayed out of politics and partisanship — until this year when (Democrats) have steamrolled us on every single issue,” said [...]
Published: October 16, 2009
Tags: Associated Builders & Contractors of Wisconsin Inc., Janke General Contractors Inc., prevailing wage, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Comments: 1
Paul Snyder
paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com
Nonunion contractors working on prevailing-wage projects that continue into 2010 better be ready on Jan. 1 to start reporting their payrolls to the state.
The state Department of Workforce Development on Jan. 1 better be ready to deal with a confused and irritated construction industry, said John Mielke, vice president of the Associated Builders & [...]
Published: July 21, 2009
Tags: Associated Builders & Contractors of Wisconsin Inc., contractor registration, state Department of Commerce, Wisconsin Builders Association
Paul Snyder
paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com
Opponents of state contractor registration have little chance of killing the law this session, but that will not keep them from trying.
State Rep. Roger Roth, R-Appleton, said he will introduce a bill seeking the repeal of a law he said is unfair to builders in the state.
“The opposing party seems to want to go [...]
Published: July 10, 2009
Tags: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Associated Builders & Contractors of Wisconsin Inc., Associated General Contractors of Milwaukee Inc., prevailing wage, record keeping, stimulus
Sean Ryan
sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com
Contractors are risking the privacy of their personal information by bidding on stimulus projects.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act requires contractors report information about employees working on stimulus projects. The requirement could undermine a company’s ability to compete – by making sensitive information public - and it could open up personal information to telemarketers [...]
Published: May 29, 2009
Tags: American Subcontractors Association of Wisconsin, Associated Builders & Contractors of Wisconsin Inc., state budget, tax, Wisconsin Builders Association, Wisconsin Department of Commerce, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, worker misclassification
Paul Snyder
paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com
Builder groups are lashing out at a late addition to the state budget that would establish new rules for independent contractors and set stiff penalties for worker misclassification.
“If your intention is to talk about worker misclassification, then you shouldn’t just focus in on or target the construction industry,” said Brad Boycks, director of government [...]
Published: May 28, 2009
Tags: Associated Builders & Contractors of Wisconsin Inc., bid documents, Division of State Facilities, Miron Construction Co. Inc., state Building Commission, Wisconsin Department of Administration
Paul Snyder
paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com
A few tweaks to bidding documents for state projects could reduce confusion, but contractors are cautioning the state not to go too far with its changes.
“Whether you like the process or not, or whether you’ve made an error or not — which we all have — the system is very fair,” said David Voss, [...]
Published: May 7, 2009
Tags: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, apprenticeship, Associated Builders & Contractors of Wisconsin Inc., Laborers Local 113, stimulus, Wisconsin Laborers District Council, Wisconsin Laborers-Employers Cooperation and Education Trust
Sean Ryan
sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com
People are lining up for construction apprenticeships, but contractors cannot hire them until there’s more work.
“Unfortunately, a lot of that is out of our control,” said Jerry Knapp, business development representative for the Wisconsin Laborers-Employers Cooperation and Education Trust. “If development doesn’t occur, contractors don’t work. And if contractors don’t work, our members [...]
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