Under construction: Employment rule needs work, builders say

Contractors fight back against a controversial St. Petersburg hiring law.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 6:00 a.m. November 29, 2019
Steve Cona III is the president and CEO of the Associated Builders and Contractors’ Florida Gulf Coast Chapter. Courtesy photo.
Steve Cona III is the president and CEO of the Associated Builders and Contractors’ Florida Gulf Coast Chapter. Courtesy photo.
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Should contractors who want to bid on jobs in construction-crazy St. Petersburg be compelled to hire apprentices, veterans, convicted felons and people whose incomes fall below the poverty line, instead of using their own employees?

 

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