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Union workers protest Brookfield site as part of tax fraud awareness week
With a national effort as their backdrop, unions protested for fair wages outside of a development in Wisconsin.
New legislation takes aim at worker misclassification
Proposed Minnesota legislation would would create more enforcement tools and provide stiffer penalties against employers who misclassify workers.
Labor broker sentenced to 18 months in prison for tax evasion
Gustavo Reyes, who owned several drywall businesses, was convicted for tax evasion by a federal court.
US Department of Labor proposes rule to combat worker misclassification
The federal department for labor will propose a rule to help combat employee misclassification, federal officials said on Tuesday.
Misclassification group finds GC liability for subcontractor abuses ‘not feasible’
A state task force on misclassification found it's not feasible to hold general contractors accountable for wage and hour violations committed by their subcontractors.
Wage theft hits immigrants — hard
Audelia Molina, a Mexican immigrant, was earning 10 cents for every garment she trimmed at a factory in Los Angeles, America's clothing-assembly capital. Her wage was so meager that she started putting in 11-hour days to drive up production.
Labor Department tosses rule to lower bar for calling workers independent contractors
Federal officials on Monday officially withdrew a rule that would have made it easier for employers to classify workers as independent contractors, despite the objections of some construction groups. The U.S. […]
Task force officially recommends policies to combat wage theft
A state task force on wage theft and misclassification is recommending that Wisconsin adopt new rules to prevent insurance fraud and hold contractors accountable for misconduct committed by their subcontractors.
Task force: General contractors should be liable for jobsite wage theft
A state task force on worker misclassification recommended on Thursday that Wisconsin draw up rules to hold general contractors accountable for any wage theft that might occur on their jobsites.
Study: One in 10 Wisconsin construction workers misclassified
About one in 10 Wisconsin construction workers are improperly classified as independent contractors or paid in cash, abuses that deprive the state of about $40 million worth of tax revenue every year.
Federal rule lowers bar for calling workers independent contractors
The U.S. Department of Labor published a rule Wednesday that will ease requirements for classifying a worker as an independent contractor.
Wage theft task force pushes back on federal independent contractor rule
A state task force on worker misclassification is questioning a proposed federal rule it argues would make it easier for employers to wrongly label workers independent contractors.
Today’s News
- Fraser and HD Hyundai eye Superior shipyard for modernization
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | July 27
- Interstate 41 work continues with $167M contract
- Sixth Street roundabout in Milwaukee could be reworked
- Wisconsin lawmaker accepts award for helping pass DACA bill
- Plans for $107M Wauwatosa library gain momentum
- Trump signs additional tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum and lumber
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of July 27, 2026
- Feds commit $5B to AI-powered research for construction
- Worker files NLRB complaint against Wisconsin painters union
- Lawsuit challenges Wisconsin Supplier Diversity Program
- Sheboygan TID proposal targets public incentives of $5M or more
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)