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Direct Contractors In California Should Take Steps Now To Reduce Exposure For Unpaid Wages By Subcontractors

Construction and Infrastructure Law

Nevertheless, critics of the bill anticipate that it will ultimately increase building costs, and will only exacerbate the current shortage of affordable housing in California. Joint employment liability has been an ongoing trend in California. The bill also precludes recovery of liquidated damages or penalties. Section 2810.3

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Examining OSHA’s Pending IIPP Standard

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OSHA’s Assistant Secretary of Labor David Michaels calls this their highest priority and said this could go into effect in the next one to two years in order to reduce injuries and the associated costs to business like California has seen after implementing the requirement. How has the standard fared in California?

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Top OSHA Violations in Construction (2021)

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Construction is an inherently dangerous business,” says Peter Lindborg , a construction attorney based in Los Angeles, California. The much bigger cause for financial concern is workers’ compensation insurance. Workers’ compensation insurance.

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It’s All a Matter of [Statutory] Construction: Supreme Court Narrowly Interprets the Good Faith Dispute Exception to Prompt Payment Requirements in United Riggers & Erectors, Inc. v. Coast Iron & Steel Co.

Construction and Infrastructure Law

On May 14, 2018, the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in United Riggers & Erectors, Inc. Given the remedial purpose of the statute to protect the right to fair compensation for contractors, laborers, and suppliers, the Court determined that it must construe Section 8814(c) narrowly. Coast Iron & Steel Co. ,

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State by State Incentives Guide

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CALIFORNIA – updated for 2014. The California Capital Access Program (CalCAP): Encourages participating banks and lending institutions to provide loans to small businesses that fall outside of conventional underwriting standards. Any unused credit may be carried forward for a period of nine years.

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