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Project Labor Agreements (PLAs): What Contractors Need to Know

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This means contractors working on eligible projects should expect to pay more in labor and benefits and may have to enroll their workers with a union, even if they’re an open shop. A project labor agreement, or PLA, is a prehire collective bargaining agreement that sets the wages and benefits for all workers on a project.

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25 HR Compliance Terms to Know for 2018

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COBRA: The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act is a 1985 Federal law that requires employers to offer continued health insurance coverage to terminated employees and their beneficiaries. Collective Bargaining: One or more unions meeting with representatives from an organization to negotiate labor contracts.

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How efficient, collaborative construction boosts speed to market

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Postal Service projects that came in ahead of schedule and under budget. The challenge is amplified if those providers are protected by labor unions. Even if construction is completed ahead of time, owners aren’t likely to rush into a new space in violation of collective bargaining agreements. Under budget (over $2.5