Construction unions hailed the new rule, but some contractor groups have strongly criticized it, with the Associated Builders and Contractors already planning a legal challenge.
Agency deputy Julie Su, also a former California labor agency chief, will succeed the former Boston mayor, who is set to be executive director of the National Hockey League Players’ Association.
A federal judge has ordered a plastering and stucco firm to rectify longstanding recordkeeping violations or face weekly coercive fines of up to $10,000.