Sentences with phrase «wage requirements»

The federal investigation centers on prevailing wage requirements for federal contracts, among other issues.

The accord is a far cry from the initial demands of union groups, who sought prevailing wage requirements for construction workers on most projects that qualified for the tax break.

There are exceptions to the minimum wage requirement such as for tipped employees and minors.

The report found that in recent years similar wage requirements had added $ 45,000 per unit to the cost of building affordable housing.

Both houses also agree to increase money to direct care workers at not for profits who care for the disabled, to help meet new higher minimum wage requirements.

On top of that, they say, a prevailing wage requirement for construction could increase costs on some projects by 30 percent.

The groups needed to include some form of a prevailing wage requirement for construction workers for buildings with 15 or more units that are participating in the program.

Mindful of criticism that she has moved to the right politically in her years as speaker, Quinn also mentioned her role in enacting a living wage requirement for businesses receiving city subsidies, in curbing deportation of undocumented immigrants convicted of minor offenses, in protecting a woman's right to choose, and in preventing teacher layoffs.

Cuomo has in the past shown favor to LaBarbera and the construction workers he represents, such as including a minimum wage requirement in the renewal of 421a.

Sheppard Mullin has decades of experience assisting clients in complying with prevailing wage requirements on public works construction projects.

The key changes to the abatement — from the version that expired in 2016 — include wage requirements for construction workers on certain projects and a 35 - year break from property taxes (up from 25) on large projects that pay these wages.

The university is reviewing the new state minimum wage order for fast - food workers, but New York state is still working out details on how to administer the new wage requirements, Kobland added.

«From early in the planning process, we made clear we would never add mandatory wage requirements which would make the project unviable, and that was a line we were never going to cross.»

In the ongoing dispute between developers and labor unions over the future of the 421 - a development tax incentive, the Senate has introduced a bill to reinstate the program with specific wage requirements — a move that drew the ire of the head of the NYC labor unions, who called it a giveaway to real estate.

The lower appellate court found that service advisors were exempt from the FLSA overtime wage requirement, and consequently dismissed the action.

Executive Director Brian Sampson said the group's members worried about higher wage requirements coupled with New York's hefty tax burdens.

The 421 - a exemption would be renewed, only if the construction trades and REBNY could agree on a prevailing wage requirement within six months.

She said a particular danger of the proposed program is an option that extends a 35 - year abatement to projects citywide with 300 units or more that meet certain wage requirements for construction workers.

Albany has one tax rate and then Schenectady has a different tax rate because Schenectady is trying to steal business from Albany — or they have different wage requirements, or different labor laws,» he continued.

On Tuesday, Senators Richard Durbin of Illinois, a Democrat, and Charles H. Grassley of Iowa, a Republican, introduced a bill to change the H - 1B program and another temporary work visa, the L - 1B, to raise wage requirements, increase monitoring and enforcement and add other protections for American workers.

New York State's minimum wage has been climbing above the federal wage requirement since 2013.

«That prevailing wage requirement simply just increases the cost overall of doing it.

The bill is likely to draw strong opposition from Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, who vigorously fought, and ultimately lost, a struggle last year over similar wage requirements at a mall that was planned to be built inside the city - owned Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx.

The Bloomberg administration is likely to oppose the bill on the grounds that projects needing subsidies should not be burdened with extra wage requirements, and that in a stagnant economy, job creation should be paramount.

Department of Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Vicki Been said the subsidies for affordable units would go up due to wage requirements attached to the projects

Construction groups are concerned that the city's implementation of the new 421a doesn't adequately protect wage requirements on certain projects.

With a $ 500 stipend for three days and additional virtual collaboration hours plus the summer CCS lollapalooza day each teacher will make less than the new minimum wage requirements recommended by the Malloy admin.

Even though the minimum wage in New Hampshire is the same as the federal minimum wage, the exceptions to the minimum wage requirement differ between New Hampshire and federal law.

Alissa sued the club, claiming that its payment to dancers like her violated the minimum wage requirements contained within both federal (Fair Labor Standards Act) and state (New Jersey Wage Payment Law) statutes.

Daily News columnist Errol Louis says future Kingbridge Armory workers deserve a living wage, and that living wage requirements should apply to all projects that receive significant public benefits from the city.

The proposed changes to the prevailing wage requirement in 421 - a came out of discussions between the union and the de Blasio administration, according to a city official.

This guidance, which is effective immediately, imposes a more rigorous definition of «specialized knowledge» as well as a mandatory wage requirement for some ICTs...

In the ongoing dispute between developers and labor unions over the future of the 421 - a development tax incentive, the State Senate has introduced a bill to reinstate the program with specific wage requirements — a move that drew the ire of the head of the city's labor unions, who called it a giveaway to real estate.

The city has commissioned a $ 1 million study about the impact of wage requirements on the city funded by the Economic Development Corporation, EDC spokeswoman Julie Wood said.

The US Supreme Court disagreed and on April 2, 2018, it held that service advisors were considered salesmen engaged in servicing automobiles and therefore were exempt from the FLSA overtime wage requirement.

(Some states and municipalities have their own minimum wage requirements which are higher than the federal minimum.)

As for the request for the $ 45 million over the next six years, spokeswoman Jennifer O'Sullivan said the governor provided subsidies in the current year's budget to help agencies for the developmentally disabled comply with higher wage requirements.

The Mason Tenders also made a rare appearance as one of the state's top - spending lobby clients last year; as a group it supported spent nearly $ 1.3 million in the first six months in support of a prevailing wage requirement in an attempt to renew 421 - a tax credits.

S.8379 - A / A.10257 - D: Broadens scope of prevailing wage requirements for service employees and establishes criminal penalties for violations.

Plus they're considered independent contractors, so most workplace protections — including minimum wage requirements — just don't cover them.

Elance has a minimum hourly charge of $ 3, while oDEsk has no minimum wage requirements.

Improvements in minimum wage requirements can also help.

True believers in the dominant model tell us that the solution of our problems is to reduce taxes on corporations and the rich, reduce government services to the poor and middle class, improve the climate for business by reducing work place and environmental protections and minimum wage requirements, privatizing public services, and facilitating the investment of capital overseas.

For example, many states currently are making changes to their minimum wage requirements, so understanding how those changes impact the company and its employees is a top priority for Romulus.

This is not a lawsuit designed to promote unionization, but to force MLB teams to comply with federal minimum wage requirements.

On the developer side, REBNY president John Banks III said in a statement that the group «remain [s] committed to working with stakeholders» to establish an affordable housing program but that a prevailing wage requirement was untenable.

Democrats in the Assembly want a prevailing wage requirement for all new developments receiving the subsidy from taxpayers.