As background – and as you may be aware, the U.S. Department of Commerce, in a petition filed by a group of curtain wall manufacturers, was asked to clarify that aluminum in curtain wall units is covered by the tariffs…
Should every legal settlement, arbitration and judgement that your company has been involved in be publicly posted online by the Contractors State Licensing Board (CSLB)? This is the public policy question being asked after the Berkeley balcony collapse tragedy in…
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…
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…
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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…
The Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) reminds 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 public…
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…
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…
