Labor

  • August 28, 2025 2:30pm  -  4:30pm PDT
  • 2025 Certified Payroll– Answering Contractors Most Frequently Asked Questions

    2025 Certified Payroll– Answering Contractors Most Frequently Asked Questions

    This class will cover UCON members' most frequently asked certified payroll questions and common pitfalls.

    Including Compliance requirements of Labor Code 1776, which is covered by certified payroll and contractor registration; apprenticeship requirements. FFC will walk attendees through finding prevailing wage determinations, completing necessary forms, and accessing other resources. The last 30 minutes of the meeting will be a moderated Q&A with Ruby Varnadore. Attendees can pre-submit their questions or ask during the session.

  • May 20, 2025 12:00pm  -  1:00pm PDT
  • CBA Subcontracting Rules (N. CA + S. CA)

    CBA Subcontracting Rules (N. CA + S. CA)

    Subcontracting violations are the most common and most costly grievance union contractors face.

    Yet, most of these issues can be mitigated or avoided entirely through sound subcontracts and strong labor relations advocacy.

    But that’s not enough; ensuring that your project managers know their rights, take advantage of subcontracting exclusions where available, and can properly advise subs on how to comply are all essentials covered in this course.

  • April 16, 2024 12:00pm  -  1:00pm PDT
  • Overtime & Special Shift Rules (N. CA)

    Overtime & Special Shift Rules (N. CA)

    Unexpected overtime can make or break your bottom line. Yet, the rules are easy to misinterpret or take for granted, causing cost creep and wage claims. Join this class to ensure your team knows how to take advantage of overtime and Special Single Shift (SSS) rules under the Laborers, OE3, Carpenters, and Cement Masons Master Agreements.

    What You Will Learn

  • February 08, 2024 12:00pm  -  1:00pm PST
  • CBA Subcontracting Rules (N. CA + S. CA)

    CBA Subcontracting Rules (N. CA + S. CA)

    Subcontracting violations are the most common and most costly grievance union contractors face. Yet, most of these issues can be mitigated or avoided entirely through sound subcontracts and strong labor relations advocacy. But that’s not enough; ensuring that your project managers know their rights, take advantage of subcontracting exclusions where available, and can properly advise subs on how to comply are all essentials covered in this course.

  • March 14, 2023 2:30pm  -  3:30pm PDT
  • Everything You Need to Know: CBA Subcontracting Rules

    Everything You Need to Know: CBA Subcontracting Rules

    Subcontracting violations are the most common and most costly grievance union contractors face. Yet, most of these issues can be mitigated or avoided entirely through sound subcontracts and strong labor relations advocacy. But that’s not enough; ensuring project managers know their rights, taking advantage of subcontracting exclusions where available, and can properly advise subs on how to comply are all essentials covered in this course.

  • February 27, 2025 12:00pm  -  1:00pm PST
  • Mastering Prevailing Wage - CPRs to 3rd Party Compliance

    Mastering Prevailing Wage - CPRs to 3rd Party Compliance

    This class will accelerate any level of prevailing wage understanding to fluency. Starting with prevailing wage fundamentals, the course provides a clearly defined process on how to navigate prevailing wage requirements in a way that is replicable across your organization.

    It caps off with how to navigate union jurisdictional issues as well as best practices in dealing with prevailing wage compliance officers.

  • December 09, 2025 2:30pm  -  4:30pm PST
  • 2025 New Industry Law Updates

    2025 New Industry Law Updates

    Get up to date with new construction industry employment laws affecting your organization’s policies and practices.

    This program will discuss new laws and court decisions and provide strategies on how to implement new requirements at your company. 

    What You Will Learn

    • Review the labor & employment laws that were passed in 2022 that will affect the Construction Industry
    • Discuss what the new laws mean for you.
    • Discuss the implementation of the new requirements

    Target Audience

    UCON Members
     

  • July 31, 2025 12:00pm  -  1:00pm PDT
  • Mastering the Workers' Comp Maze: Expert Strategies for Success

    Mastering the Workers' Comp Maze: Expert Strategies for Success

    This course, presented by Workers Comp experts, will cover best practices for contractors around dealing with Workers comp, including the value of Workers Comp Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) programs available to union contractors, union agreement provisions that can help limit lost work days and impacts to your mod rate, and strategic guidance for contractors from a former Workers Comp judge. 

  • June 05, 2025 12:00pm  -  1:00pm PDT
  • 2025 Skilled & Trained Workforce

    2025 Skilled & Trained Workforce

    This class is for anyone responsible for ensuring that their company has a workforce compliant with Skilled & Trained Workforce (STW) guidelines.

    STW is not just a compliance issue; it’s a competitive issue that increasingly favors those who get up to speed early. In 45 minutes, you and your team will clearly understand the STW framework, get clear steps on the fastest ways to get compliant, and learn how to respond effectively to STW compliance requests.

  • April 29, 2025 12:00pm  -  1:00pm PDT
  • CBA Payroll Rules [S.CA]

    CBA Payroll Rules [S.CA]

    Unexpected overtime can make or break your bottom line.

    Yet, the rules are easy to misinterpret or take for granted, causing cost creep and wage claims. Join this class to make sure your team knows how to take advantage of overtime and Special Single Shift (SSS) rules under the Laborers, OE3, Carpenters, and Cement Masons Master Agreements.

  • April 22, 2025 12:00pm  -  1:00pm PDT
  • CBA Payroll Rules [N.CA]

    CBA Payroll Rules [N.CA]

    Unexpected overtime can make or break your bottom line.

    Yet, the rules are easy to misinterpret or take for granted, causing cost creep and wage claims. Join this class to make sure your team knows how to take advantage of overtime and Special Single Shift (SSS) rules under the Laborers, OE3, Carpenters, and Cement Masons Master Agreements.

  • March 11, 2025 12:00pm  -  1:00pm PDT
  • PLAs, Pre-Jobs, & Jurisdictional Disputes

    PLAs, Pre-Jobs, & Jurisdictional Disputes

    Love them or hate them, PLAs are an increasingly common feature of the industry and one that contractors need to get more sophisticated at to survive. If you or your organization is not confident in how to navigate PLAs, you’re not alone. UCON can show you how through this short training that will teach participants how to quickly read and interpret PLAs, anticipate issues, and effectively maneuver through targeted hiring and other requirements.

  • May 16, 2024 12:00pm  -  1:00pm PDT
  • Mastering the Workers' Comp Maze: Expert Strategies for Success

    Mastering the Workers' Comp Maze: Expert Strategies for Success

    This course, presented by Workers Comp experts, will cover best practices for contractors around dealing with Workers comp, including the value of Workers Comp Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) programs available to union contractors, union agreement provisions that can help limit lost work days and impacts to your mod rate, and strategic guidance for contractors from a former Workers Comp judge. 

  • February 27, 2024 12:00pm  -  1:00pm PST
  • Legal Armor: How to Harness Your Union Agreement against PAGA and Legal Claims

    Legal Armor: How to Harness Your Union Agreement against PAGA and Legal Claims

    Contractors are, unfortunately, easy targets for all kinds of legal claims. But did you know that your CBAs contain provisions that, if used correctly, can deter, divert, or eliminate PAGA and other employment-related claims?

    Join United Contractors along with our legal partners Paul Simpson of Simpson, Garrity, Innes, & Jacuzzi, and Brent Garrett of AALRR on mitigating and prevail in outside claims. 

  • May 09, 2024 12:00pm  -  1:00pm PDT
  • Mastering PLAs and Pre-Jobs

    Mastering PLAs and Pre-Jobs

    Love them or hate them, PLAs are an increasingly common feature of the industry and one that contractors need to get more sophisticated at to survive. If you or your organization is not confident in how to navigate PLAs, you’re not alone. UCON can show you how through this short training that will teach participants how to quickly read and interpret PLAs, anticipate issues, and effectively maneuver through targeted hiring and other requirements.

  • April 18, 2024 12:00pm  -  1:00pm PDT
  • Overtime & Special Shift Rules (S. CA)

    Overtime & Special Shift Rules (S. CA)

    Unexpected overtime can make or break your bottom line!

    Yet, the rules are easy to misinterpret or take for granted, causing cost creep and wage claims. Join this class to ensure your team knows how to take advantage of overtime and Special Shift (SS) rules under the Laborers, OE12, Carpenters, and Cement Masons Master Agreements.