Recent legislation requires you take action to ensure that your status as a licensed contractor remains in good standing. There can be significant impacts if your license is suspended. For example, even if the suspension was for a very…
WPCCA is hosting a dinner for members that are attending the IUPAT Finishing Industries Forum held on January 24-25 at Caesars palace in Las Vegas. This premier annual event brings together International Union of Painters and Allied Trades leaders and…
The last actions of the 2022 California legislative session took place on September 30th, which was the deadline for Governor Newsom to sign or veto legislation. WPCCA again had a highly effective legislative session pursuing industry measures, including making 5%…
Sacramento—The COVID-19 Prevention Non-Emergency Regulations requiring employers to protect workers from hazards related to COVID-19 are now in effect, following their approval yesterday by the Office of Administrative Law. The new regulations will remain in effect through February 3, 2025,…
Join us to learn about CA Prevailing Wage laws – a brief overview of what it is, any changes to the law, common errors contractors make and how to best comply. We will also review the expansion of skilled and…
California has enacted a new bereavement leave requirement into law, effective January 1, 2023. The new law requires employers with five or more employees, including those covered by a collective bargaining agreement, to provide up to five days of unpaid…
Update 6/1/2023, COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Relief Grant Program Launched After much anticipation, The California Small Business and Nonprofit COVID-19 Relief Grant Program (to pay for COVID -19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave) is now taking applications. The program was…
Governor Newsom has recently signed AB 2188, which prohibits employers from discriminating in hiring, firing or setting conditions of employment based upon a person’s use of cannabis away from the workplace; or, an employer-required drug screening test that has found the…
Governor Newsom has recently signed AB 2188, which prohibits employers from discriminating in hiring, firing or setting conditions of employment based upon a person’s use of cannabis away from the workplace; or, an employer-required drug screening test that has found…
The California legislature is poised to pass budget trailer bill language (AB 152) to implement the COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Relief Grant Program that we have been advocating for over the past six months. The bill will be sent…
