What was new, is newer! It’s 2024 and the California legislature has had another banner year – building on recently-enacted laws to expand their coverage and scope, and coming up with a few completely novel ways to regulate the workplace…
As we have recently fielded a few questions on the California Air Resources Board – Advanced Clean Fleets Regulations, we thought it would be a good idea to put together the following Q&A to assist contractors who must comply. It’s…
The last actions of the 2023 California legislative session took place on October 14th, which was the deadline for Governor Newsom to sign or veto legislation. WPCCA again had a highly effective legislative session pursuing industry measures, including furthering efforts…
Join us to learn more about Clearstory – a Change Order Communication Tool that gets Specialty Contractor Change Orders processed and approved faster. Their core product is a cloud-based, shareable Change Order Log that you can send with a simple…
Employers are responsible for using the revised U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Form I-9 to verify the identity and employment authorization of all new hires. To ensure the correct Form I-9 is being used, employers should check the edition…
As a result of the passage of SB 553 last year, all employers in California are required to establish, implement, and maintain a written Workplace Violence Prevention Plan (WVPP) by no later than July 1, 2024. Plan must be available…
California law mandates that the minimum wage be increased in response to inflation. Specifically, California Labor Code section 1182.12 delegates authority to the Director of Finance to annually determine and certify to the Governor and State Legislature whether an adjustment…
The California Supreme Court unanimously ruled that employers owe no duty to prevent “take home” cases of Covid-19 and are not liable to nonemployees who contract Covid from employee household members who bring the virus home from the workplace. The…
