California Job Interviewers: Do Not Ask These Questions
California employment laws about what employers can and cannot ask job applicants continue to grow and evolve. This article identifies some of the areas of inquiry that are strictly off limits!
Contractors Must Comply With AB 262, the ‘BUY CLEAN CALIFORNIA ACT’ on State Contracts
On October 15, 2017, California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed into law Assembly Bill 262 (“AB 262”) – a law that creates mandatory labeling requirements for eligible construction ...
AB 1701 makes general contractors liable for the wages and fringe benefits of the employees of all subcontractors of every tier.
On October 14, 2017, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed into law Assembly Bill 1701 (“AB 1701”) — a law that is very likely to increase the costs of private work construction throughout the state as a result of…
Contractors Must Comply With AB 262, The ‘Buy Clean California Act’ On State Contracts Beginning July 1, 2019
On October 15, 2017, California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed into law Assembly Bill 262 (“AB 262”) – a law that creates mandatory labeling requirements for eligible construction materials used on state contracts.…
Recent Ninth Circuit Ruling Expands Payment Rights On Federal Construction Projects
Recently, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a supplier’s notice of claim under the Miller Act (the “Act”) allows recovery for all equipment it supplied to a federal project. In Ramona Equipment…
As Of April 19, 2017, AB 219 Is Once Again Being Enforced And Ready-Mix Concrete Suppliers Must Pay Prevailing Wages On Public Works
In 2015, the California Legislature adopted AB 219 thereby extending the prevailing wage requirements to deliveries of ready-mix concrete to public works. The day before AB 219 took effect, however, several…
President Trump Approves The Repeal Of President Obama’s Fair Pay And Safe Workplaces Executive Order
On March 27, 2017, President Trump repealed President Obama’s Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order. The most controversial aspect of that Executive Order was the so-called “blacklisting rule,” which required…