AB 626 Change Order Follow-up – Claim Notice

Last year, on behalf of the industry, we successively co-sponsored legislation (AB 626), regarding change order and extra work claims, to ensure a process that was fair and allowed contractors a path to initiate payment for that work. Now that…

August 31, 2017

Required Domestic Violence Victim Leave Notice Now Available

Last year Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 2337, requiring employers to provide employees with a notice regarding the availability of domestic violence victim leave. The notice must be provided to new hires and other employees upon request.  The notice requirement took…

August 31, 2017

Public Works Contractor Registration Renewal Deadline June 30!

The Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) is reminding currently registered public works contractors that registration renewal for the 2017/2018 fiscal year is due by June 30. Contractors must be registered with DIR before bidding, being awarded, or performing work on…

June 30, 2017

California Legislature Reconvenes

California Legislature Reconvenes In January, the California Senate and Assembly reconvened in Sacramento for the 2017 legislative session. On the heels of a grueling election season, the political makeup of elected officials in the Capitol has significantly changed.  There are…

April 13, 2017

RESPIRABLE CRYSTALLINE SILICA – AIR MONITORING REQUIREMENTS

At the time Cal/OSHA adopted the revised federal standard the package included a table that federal OSHA developed in an attempt to assist some construction employers in complying with the standard.  This table matches common construction tasks with dust control…

April 13, 2017