Capital Investment
Tag: District of Columbia
Federal court denies claim of Davis-Bacon provisions on private project
Source: Associated Builders and Contractors, Washington, D.C.; CP staff
In a decision limiting the scope of a federal statute widely criticized for inflating public construction project costs, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Judge Amy Berman Jackson rejected the U.S. Department of Labor’s ruling that the Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage mandate can be expanded to include privately funded developments.
Read MoreFMCSA REVISES GUIDANCE ON HOS RULE’S 30-MINUTE BREAK LANGUAGE
From the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association Government Affairs staff… Following the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit’s ruling vacating the Hours of Service (HOS) 30-minute break for short-haulers, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued guidance on exactly to whom the 30-minute break rule did not apply.
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