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Board Rules Michigan Steel Installers Cannot Organize Without Shop Employees

A bargaining unit consisting solely of all full-time and regular part-time journeyman field iron workers and apprentices is unable to unionize separately from shop workers at American Steel Construction, a structural steel fabrication and installation company in Livonia, Mich. The … Continue reading
Court Denies Aluminum Buyers’ Appeal Request for Class Action Lawsuit

Judges for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit have denied several aluminum buyers’ request to appeal a district court’s order denying a motion to certify a class action lawsuit. This is the latest in a years-long suit … Continue reading
Judge Grants Trial for Former Glass Company Employee

U.S. District Judge Leo Glasser of the Eastern District of New York has granted in part and denied in part a glass company’s motion for summary judgment in a case brought forth by a former employee alleging that the company … Continue reading
Judge Dismisses Insurance Provider’s Attempt to Cap Coverage in Tornado Suit

Pilkington North America will be allowed to continue seeking up to $85 million in coverage from Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company of America (MSI) in addition to the $15 million it’s already received following a tornado that damaged its Ottawa, Ill., … Continue reading
Government Contractor to Pay Over $3 Million in Overbilling Scheme Settlement

Government contractor VJ Associates, a group of companies based in Hicksville, N.Y., has agreed to plead guilty to charges related to fraudulent billing and to pay $3.13 million as part of the settlement to resolve both criminal and civil charges. … Continue reading