worker misclassification

NPR Tackles "The Open Secret Of Undocumented Construction Labor"


The Texas Standard, a statewide radio program that airs on NPR stations throughout the state, has been doing an in-depth series on the realities faced by undocumented people who live here. 

As part of the series, reporter Joy Diaz took a look at the plight of undocumented workers in the construction industry. 

Marek Team Briefs Atlanta Officials on Regional Skilled Workforce Shortages


Representatives of the City of Atlanta Workforce Development Agency, the American Subcontractors Association - Georgia Chapter, the State Office of Economic Development/Go Build Georgia and the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division recently met with the leadership of Marek, a leading Atlanta subcontractor, to discuss rapidly developing issues linked to a shortage of qualified construction workers in the Atlanta region.