As you are aware, the world is facing unprecedented supply chain challenges. Nearly all industries are impacted by these issues, including petrochemical, agriculture, retail, electronics and many more. These challenges have created increased global inflation rates resulting in a 30-year…
The Standards Board have delayed a Horcher proposal to adopt the federal vaccination mandate-or-test ETS, or a version of it, that was scheduled to occur this Thursday, November 18, 2021. This decision to delay a vote was taken “…until more…
This will be our first official membership event as WPCCA. Join us to learn more about our rebranding and get to know your fellow WPCCA members over brunch! Event Details- Date: Thursday, December 9th, 2021 Time: 10:30am – 11:30am…
**UPDATE – 1/13/2022, Supreme Court Stays OSHA “Vaccinate or Test” Emergency Temporary Standard** On January 13, 2022, the United States Supreme Court granted emergency relief to stay implementation of the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA)’s Emergency Temporary Standard…
We are pleased to announce that LAPFCA, the largest Union-affiliated painting contractors trade association in Southern California, has changed its name to Western Painting & Coatings Contractors Association (WPCCA). The new identity was created to better symbolize our…
On October 31st, WPCCA attended the Safety Training Awards Recognition (STAR) Event hosted by Local Unions 1399, 1036, and 52. Over 1,000 painters (>500 Union paint members) and their guests came out to enjoy a day packed with delicious…
The last actions of the 2021 California legislative session took place on October 10th, 2021, which was the deadline for Governor Newsom to sign or veto legislation. It was a very busy year for construction related issues, yet also a…
California put in place its extended COVID-19 paid sick leave in March of 2021, months after the federal program expired at the end of 2020. Employers with more than 25 employees were tapped with providing the leave. The state tied…
The Governor has signed AB 1561 to extend the sunset on the exemption granted to construction trucking subcontractors from the provisions of AB 5. AB 5 codified the “ABC test,” the test now broadly used to determine whether a worker…
Governor Newsom has signed AB 830 to protect contractors who use a “Responsible Managing Employee” (RME) as the qualifier on their contractor license. The legislation clarifies that an RME qualifier on a contractor license is a valid qualifier and that…
