1. Age Discrimination in Employment Act – 1967 –Protects people 40 – 65 from being fired –25 or more employees Americans with Disabilities Act – 1990 –Firms with 15 + employees –Cannot discriminate against a qualified individual

2. Wage and Hour Laws Davis – Bacon Act (1931) –Determines the minimum wage and fringe benefits that a person must be paid on a federally assisted job –Applies to all projects over $2000 –Federal minimum wage rates published every Friday in the Federal Register Copeland Act (1934) –Anti-kickback law –In effect wherever Davis - Bacon is in effect

3. Fair Labor Standards Act (1938) –Wage and Hour Law –Governs : Minimum wage Maximum hours Overtime pay Equal pay Child labor standards –Employers who violate law are liable for 2x unpaid wages and overtime costs + legal fees

4. Equal Pay Act (1963) –Amended Fair Labor Standard Act –Cannot pay one sex more than the other for equal work –Minimum age = 16 Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (1962) –Says workers must be paid at least 1x the basic rate for hours over 8 per day or 40 per week

5. States also have wage rate laws –State rates are used on jobs in state using state $ –If project uses both federal and state $ then higher rate applies

6. National Apprenticeship Act ( 1937) –Promote cooperation between management and labor in developing apprenticeship programs –1971 Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training approved national apprenticeship standards –Open shops could now have apprentices

7. Ethnic Minorities and Women in Construction –Public Works Employment Act (1977) –$4B in subsides for construction projects But had to be at least 10% minority companies, subs, subcraftman, suppliers –Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Woman or minority owned Sprang up as a result of Act Many woman owned businesses today

8. Labor Relations –RPR is not involved in labor-management problems on construction site Collective Bargaining in Labor relations –Under National Labor Relations Act both management and Labor must bargain in good faith –Usually Associations of GC will negotiate with Unions Master Labor agreements result

9. Construction Safety Congress passed OSHA in 1970 –Imposed national standards on construction industry –States could each pass their own version of OSHA but had top be at least equal to Federal –Imposes strict safety and health standards

10. OSHA prepared a 1 volume reference – Part 1926 to deal with construction rules and regulations –Pg 226 list

11. General Responsibility for Construction Safety –Management supported accident prevention program –GC is held liable by OSHA for project Subs must also have safety programs which the GC must monitor Sub is also liable to OSHA

12. Owner Participation in Safety Program –2 views –Stay away from safety program Local public agencies and private firms Limits liability Do not review or participate in development of safety program Do not review contractor’s safety performance If you encounter a safety hazard take appropriate action

13. –Get involved Federal, state projects and utilities Agency or utility shares responsibility for the hazards on a construction site Reduce risk by participating in prevention Party in control is liable