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
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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: April 7, 2009
Tags: Associated Builders & Contractors of Wisconsin Inc., contractor registration, John Mielke, Roger Roth, Tony Hozeny, Wisconsin Builders Association, Wisconsin Department of Commerce, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
A state lawmaker, claiming the Department of Commerce has too loose a definition of the word “emergency,” is trying to overturn the agency’s contractor registration rule.
“(DOC) went the emergency rule route so they can get it enacted quickly,” said state Rep. Roger Roth, an Appleton Republican seeking co-sponsors for a bill overturning the DOC rule. [...]
Published: April 3, 2009
Tags: Associated Builders & Contractors of Wisconsin Inc., Construction Business, Construction Business Group, Dan Thompson, Group, International Union of Operating Engineers Local 139, John Mielke, League of Wisconsin Municipalities, Mark Gottlieb, prevailing wage, Richard Jones, Robb Kahl, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Sean Ryan and Paul Snyder
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paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com
The Wisconsin Legislature now is involved in an ongoing battle over whether the state’s prevailing wage rules should apply to municipal turnkey projects.
The Assembly Committee on Labor soon will review a bill by state Rep. Mark Gottlieb, R-Port Washington, that says prevailing wage law should not apply to projects that include [...]
Published: March 17, 2009
Tags: Associated Builders & Contractors of Wisconsin Inc., Building Service Inc., Hal Bergan, James Macejkovic, John Mielke, Wisconsin Department of Commerce, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Paul Snyder
paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com
A state task force is cooking up what could be stiff penalties for contractors that misclassify workers for the state.
By improperly classifying workers as independent, a contractor can pay them under the table and skirt payments for unemployment insurance and workers’ compensation.
To counter the problem, a state Department of Workforce Development’s task force on [...]
Published: March 9, 2009
Tags: Associated Builders & Contractors of Wisconsin Inc., Brad Boycks, Division of Safety and Buildings, Hal Bergan, Hal Bergan Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, John Mielke, Mark Reihl, Wisconsin Builders Association, Wisconsin Department of Commerce, Wisconsin Department of Revenue, Wisconsin State Council of Carpenters, Zach Brandon
Paul Snyder
paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com
Groups representing Wisconsin builders worry the Department of Commerce’s mandatory contractor registration rule is just the start of state efforts to track construction companies.
“I understand the state is trying to go after the bad actors,†said Brad Boycks, director of government and political affairs for the Wisconsin Builders Association. “But that’s about 10 percent [...]
