INDOOR HEAT ILLNESS PREVENTION Labor Code § 6720 (enacted by Senate Bill 1167) requires the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) to develop a proposed regulation for minimizing heat-related illness among workers in indoor places of employment. Current provisions…
The California Supreme Court has adopted a new legal standard that will make it much more difficult for businesses to classify workers as independent contractors. Specifically, the court adopted a new standard for determining whether a company “employs” or is…
Minimum Wage California’s minimum wage, effective January 1, 2018, is $10.50/hour for employers with 25 or fewer employees; and $11/hour for employers with 26 or more employees. And, the minimum salary for exempt computer professionals is now $90,790.07 annually. What…
AB 1701 was a top priority of California building trade unions and perhaps the most contentious industry measure of 2017. While we worked diligently to try and improve the measure to limit its impact on quality union subcontractors, future litigation…
There are over 1,100 public agencies that participate in the California Uniform Construction Cost Accounting, a state act that allows agencies to informally bid projects. Informal bidding does not require formal advertising. Instead, the agency may elect to maintain a…
By Bruce Rudman of Abdulaziz, Grossbart & Rudman The Legislature recently passed a bill (SB 486) which becomes effective January 1, 2018, and which adds another disciplinary tool to the Contractors’ Board. We believe this took is actually a huge benefit to…
Below is an A – Z primer on what happens when a Cal/OSHA inspector reports to a job site to conduct an inspection. Regulatory background The Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) within the Labor and Workforce Development Agency has administered the…
AB 1701 was a top priority of California building trade unions and perhaps the most contentious industry measure of 2017. While we worked diligently to try and improve the measure to limit its impact on quality union subcontractors, future litigation…
On Nov. 16, Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH), a member of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, joined with House and Senate Democrats to introduce the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act to help address the pension crisis affecting retirees nationwide….
By Kenneth S. Grossbart of Abdulaziz, Grossbart & Rudman Let us start off with once again reminding everyone how important a written construction contract is, regardless of the amount of the contract, or who the contract is with. The written contract…
