Half of the payment is back pay for 362 workers; the rest is for liquidated damages.

Legislation passed June 2 and set to be signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, limits to three years contractor liabilty for a subcontractor not paying wages.

Job losses in nonresidential segments outpace increase in residential building.

Contractors restarted retail giant's 3.6-milion-sq-ft Windsor project for second time on May 27 in the wake of eightth incident of a noose at the worksite.