On August 2, 2021, the Health Officers of San Mateo County, San Francisco County, Santa Clara County, Alameda County, Contra Costa County, Marin County and the City of Berkeley all issued new Public Health Orders regarding wearing face masks indoors. These orders...
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2016 SUMMARY OF NEW CALIFORNIA LAWS THAT MAY IMPACT THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
Last year the California legislature passed and the governor approved a large number of new bills which will impact the construction industry. The remainder of this article sets forth a brief summary of a number of the new California construction industry related...
California Contractor’s License Bond Amount Increased Effective January 1, 2016
California Senate Bill 467 (Hill) which was signed by the Governor on October 8, 2015 amended Section 7071.6 of the Business and Professions Code effective January 1, 2016. This amendment increases the California contractor's bond requirement for the issuance,...
Public Works and Prevailing Wage Concerns…AB 1336
2014 has just began and various changes to the law came into effect on January 1, 2014. One the more drastic changes to business owners is Assembly Bill 1336. AB 1336 changes the time to bring a Civil Wage and Penalty Assessment. Under the old statute, there was a...
News laws impacting the construction industry become effective in 2013
With the New Year here, construction professionals can welcome in a series of new laws which will impact the industry. Mr. Last has compiled a list of these legislative developments, which become effective in 2013. The list is posted on our website, and can be viewed...
Governor Brown has signed SB 474 into law. Type I indemnity provisions will be restricted in contracts signed after January 1, 2013.
As we have previously noted, in September California's legislators approved SB 474 and sent it to Governor Brown's desk for signature or veto. On October 9, 2011 the Governor signed SB 474 into law. SB 474 restricts the inclusion of Type I indemnity provisions in...
SB 293 was approved by the California legislators and is headed to the Governor
As noted in our SB 474 posting, at least two construction-related laws were approved by California legislators at the end of the 2011 legislative session: SB 474 and SB 293. This post discusses SB 293. Both bills are now headed to the governor's desk for his signature...