Officials accuse Bridgeview, Ill.-based Drive Construction of setting up two layers of shell companies and paying workers in cash to avoid traceability.

Rodriguez credits his father, an immigrant who arrived in the U.S. undocumented and worked as a union laborer, for encouraging him to become a carpenter.

The merger follows a trend of reorganizing smaller districts into larger regional councils.

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak has called on leaders of the state’s construction industry to develop safety procedures that will allow projects to continue during the coronavirus pandemic.