Mayor Rick Blangiardi hosted Pacific Resource Partnership Interim Executive Director Josh Magno and Hawai’i Regional Council of Carpenters Executive Secretary Treasurer Ron Taketa and members of the carpenters union at
The federal government recovered $693,100 in back wages and damages after its investigations determined S&A Industries Inc. schemed to deny payment of overtime wages to 110 construction workers from 12 states
A bill approved by the Kaua‘i County Council by a vote of 6-1 in the fall of 2022 hopes to discourage unfair labor practices by requiring permit-holders to disclose information
“Play Fair in Hawai’i” is the Local Campaign of the National “Construction Industry Tax Fraud Days of Action” Honolulu, Hawai’i – In 2021, Pacific Resource Partnership announced “Play Fair in Hawai’i,” an initiative
Texas-based R&R Construction was fined $371,376 by the federal government for failing to provide Prepaid Health Care, Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI) and Workers’ Compensation to dozens of workers. Additionally, the
A Texas-based construction firm that was contracted to work on a $20 million renovation of the Maile Sky Court Hotel in Waikiki was fined $767,095 for failing to comply with Hawai’i’s labor
A multi-agency investigation by the state of Hawai’i revealed some contractors hired to build one of the state’s largest projects did not offer workers basic types of protection. The violations
Undercover video shows construction workers at Ala Moana Center’s new high-end shops being paid “off the books” with cash. Contractors and sub-contractors in at least nine stores and eateries were investigated
The U.S. Department of Labor secured a $318,244 consent judgment against Steve Hoegger & Associates Inc. – a general contractor based in Wylie, Texas – for failing to pay overtime