State Minimum Wage Increases January 1st

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…

December 16, 2021

Vaccination Mandate for Los Angeles County Contractors

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…

December 10, 2021

Cal/OSHA Standards Board Delays Federal ETS Vote

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…

November 18, 2021

Brunch Break

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…

November 16, 2021

Federal OSHA Issues Long-Awaited “Vaccine or Test” Emergency Regulations

  **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…

November 8, 2021

LAPFCA is now WPCCA

  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…

November 4, 2021

STAR Event Recap

  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…

November 4, 2021

WPCCA 2021 Legislative Overview

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…

November 4, 2021