We recently reached a tentative agreement that will be voted on this Saturday, 1/22. To view the details of this tentative agreement, click here. Part of this agreement includes a private work addendum that will allow commercial contractors to use…
Contractors are generally optimistic about the amount of work available to bid on in California and nationwide. But there will be plenty of challenges, including labor shortages, rising wages and materials costs, uncertain supplies and deliveries. In this WPCCA…
Littler shareholder Rich Hill and associate Lauren Bridenbaugh provided an update to members on the latest COVID-19 protocols in California including the status of the federal OSHA emergency regulations, Cal/OSHA’s most recent revisions to its ETS, and the confusion around…
**UPDATE – 3/2/2022, L.A. County Dept Of Public Health Modifies Health Order On Indoor Masking** As a result of the decrease in Covid-19 transmission and lower hospital admissions, LA County Dept. of Public Health officials modified its Health Order to…
**UPDATE – 1/10/2020, Cal/OSHA Updates COVID-19 FAQs to Align with CDPH Guidance on Isolation and Quarantines** Please note that Cal/OSHA has updated its FAQs on COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards to incorporate new guidance from the California Department of…
**UPDATE – 1/6/2022, California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Extends Mask Mandate** The CDPH announced yesterday that it is extending its statewide indoor mask mandate through February 15 – a one month extension of the mandate that that went into…
**UPDATE – 1/4/2022, Cal/OSHA ETS Non-Compliance Penalties** Below is an overview of potential implications under Cal/OSHA for failure to comply with the standards. The cost of non-compliance can be quite high. Violations of the Cal/OSHA ETS (or any…
While there is no provision in the prevailing wage laws which specifies a records retention period for CPRs (Public Works Manual, Office of the Labor Commissioner, Section 3.1.13), California Labor Code 1174 and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) both…
In 2016 California passed legislation to increase the State minimum wage to $15 per hour over time. Under the provisions of that law, California’s minimum wage will increase on January 1, 2022 to $15 per hour for employers with 26…
On Tuesday, December 7th, the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a COVID-19 vaccine mandate covering county contractors and “contractor employees who work alongside county workers, interact with the public and work on county property”. The mandate is an…
