{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Built Different","title":"Episode 87: MBI Sues Oregon Over Prevailing Wage Extraterritorial Reach","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/e16bad4c\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":260,"description":"The Modular Building Institute filed a federal lawsuit against Oregon this week over House Bill 2688, a prevailing wage expansion law that took effect July 1, 2026. The law doesn't just extend prevailing wage requirements to off-site fabrication and assembly work performed for Oregon public projects — it asserts Oregon's authority to regulate labor rates at offsite facilities located in other states entirely. For modular manufacturers, GCs, and developers bidding public work, the case is a direct threat to the cost structures that make factory-built delivery competitive on government...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/FqhP0L_bpLui0_R4M_djHYuI024Y_echHiiRdD3XIA0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kMTY2/YWI4YzNkMzU5NDEz/MWRlZGY1MjY3MzA3/OWQxZS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}