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Suit accuses Fox Valley contractor of shorting workers on lunch breaks; company denies claim
A lawsuit filed this week accuses a Fox Valley construction company of failing to give its employees a full lunch break, effectively "shaving" hours from workers' weekly earnings — a claim the company denies.
Contractors expect continued strong demand in 2019, even as worker shortage festers
Construction companies are still clamoring for talent as they expect another year of strong demand for construction projects, according to a trade group's survey released on Wednesday.
YEAR IN REVIEW: Foxconn, election, building boom make 2018 one for the history books
Perhaps more so than any other year in recent memory, 2018 was momentous for the construction industry in Wisconsin.
Industry employment tops 7.3M in October
Construction employment exceeded 7.3 million in October, the first time it has done so in more than 10 years.
Average industry wage exceeds $30 for first time this September
Average hourly wages in the construction exceeded $30 an hour for the first time ever this September, a prominent trades group reported on Friday.
Minneapolis Fed’s Kashkari, contractors debate labor shortage
Weighing in on the country's construction-labor shortage, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari told a group of contractors last week that businesses are doing “extraordinary things” to attract more workers.
Analysis: Industry hourly wage climbs 3 percent over previous year
Average hourly earnings for construction workers climbed 3 percent in December from the same month a year earlier, according to an analysis of federal data.
Contractor fights back in wage lawsuit
The owner of an Oak Creek restoration company facing a federal wage lawsuit from former employees is striking back against two of them, his half-brother and that man’s girlfriend, claiming they owe at least $60,000.
Cheerleaders have wage claims, yes they do
Earlier this year, a former "Raiderette," the official name of an Oakland Raiders cheerleader, filed a lawsuit against the NFL team, alleging wage and hour violations.
Living wage bill nears vote
A state Senate committee will hear bills Monday that would prevent local minimum-wage ordinances and residency rules from applying to contractors that get state and federal money funneled through local governments.
Milwaukee County Board passes living wage ordinance
The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors passed a living wage ordinance Thursday that would require workers on some county contracts be paid $11.33 an hour.
Panel approves bumping wages on Milwaukee County contracts
Two Milwaukee County supervisors want to amend their living wage proposal to require workers on county contracts be paid $11.33 per hour.
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- Milwaukee Mayor’s $1.9B budget proposal has infrastructure boost
- As employers face labor shortages, Biden administration rolls out playbook for training workers
- Wisconsin Senate committee votes against confirmation for four DNR policy board appointees
- October proclaimed Architecture Awareness Month in Wisconsin
- Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of October 2, 2023
- Corn mill owners plead to federal charges in fatal explosion, will pay $11.25 million
- BUILDING BLOCKS: Second phase of Lower Yahara River Trail construction
- Sky-high mortgage rates leave homes unaffordable for more buyers, sending new home sales tumbling
- Forecast: Economic challenges ahead as rates rise and labor shortages remain
- CBRE opens office on 18th floor of Milwaukee BMO Tower
- Former inmate able to rebuild life through work in construction trades
- Zignego to lead $60M I-894 improvement project
Project Profiles
- First prefabricated bridge in US installed in Eau Claire County
- Illinois developer worked with Wisconsin contractor to build 258-unit Wauwatosa apartment complex
- VJS Construction raises the roof for Bruce Guadalupe Community School expansion project
- Microgrid pilot project will store energy for village affected by outages
- Dane County sees uptick in highway work zone crashes, on track to exceed last year
- The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
- FPC Live slims venue proposal to 1 downtown building
- Children’s Hospital urgent care center in Milwaukee gets first round of city approval
- With Sonag Construction shut down, feds move to block indicted owner from collecting leftover assets
- Four contractors selected to build border wall prototypes
- UW-Milwaukee’s Greenstreet shaping minds (and the city)
- Turning the Corner(s) (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)
