June 19, 2017
A New Jersey federal judge has tossed Jersey City’s labor agreement requirements for tax-abated private building projects, writing that the rules are void for interfering with federal labor law.
August 04, 2015
A New Jersey federal judge on Monday booted a contractor advocacy group's suit challenging labor agreement requirements that Jersey City hitched to its tax abatements for private building projects, finding that the group's federal preemption and constitutional claims couldn't shake the city's law.
September 02, 2014
A New Jersey contractor advocacy group sued Jersey City in federal court Friday over an ordinance requiring project labor agreements on private construction projects, claiming it puts nonunion contractors at a disadvantage and unfairly penalizes them by withholding tax abatement if they don't comply.