Construction and Infrastructure Law

MARCH 24, 2020

This blog provides an overview of practical issues to consider related to your California construction projects in light of the ever-changing landscape. California’s list of “Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers” [1] exempts all construction work from the purview of California’s statewide “Stay at Home” Order. [2]

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Construction and Infrastructure Law

MARCH 24, 2020

This blog provides an overview of practical issues to consider related to your California construction projects in light of the ever-changing landscape. California’s list of “Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers” [1] exempts all construction work from the purview of California’s statewide “Stay at Home” Order. [2]

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Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 18, 2015

This type of workers' compensation is currently legally permissible in the following states: California, Florida, Massachusetts, Maine, Kentucky, New York, Hawaii and Minnesota. You may have also heard of collectively bargained workers' compensation referred to as "carve outs" in the traditional workers' compensation system.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Longstanding Federal law requires disclosure of “any material pending legal proceedings, other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to the business, to which a [public company] or any of its subsidiaries is a party or of which any of their property is subject.” And this intentional omission is in a climate when the subject is hot.

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Construction Law Monitor

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

As an attorney in multiple states ( California and Louisiana ) there are many overlapping rules and theory of law that are transferable from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. The purpose of this series is to better educate anyone who gets involved in the legal process.

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Construction Law Monitor

AUGUST 24, 2012

I recently found a good article on JDSupra.com , always a great source for solid legal content, regarding California Senate Bill 474. It seems from the face of California Senate Bill 474 and many others like it across the country, that we are on a path toward heavy government regulation of our business relations.

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Construction Law Monitor

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

One of my favorite places to find good content and expert opinion regarding construction and legal issues is JDSupra.com. In one of JD’s tweets last week I discovered a very informative article by Matthew Hicks regarding Workers’ Compensation Insurance law and jurisprudence in California. For further reading see Wesley E.

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Construction and Infrastructure Law

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

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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Construction Law Monitor

OCTOBER 16, 2012

As an attorney in multiple states (California and Louisiana) there are many overlapping rules and theory of law that are transferable from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. California is a jurisdiction of forms. This blog post is a part of the California Civil Procedure Series written by Wolfe Law Group. Next is the Summons.

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Business Facilities

DECEMBER 30, 2019

California, New York City, and the District of Columbia will experience the biggest impact of minimum wage increases next year. Read: Minimum Wage Will Increase In Majority Of U.S. States In 2020 at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 1, 2017

The Federal Trade Commission issued a summary decision against California Naturel, Inc., But in this instance, California Naturel admitted that eight percent of its sunscreen formula is in fact dimethicone, (by its own admission triggering the summary decision without a hearing) a synthetic ingredient.

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Contractor Magazine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Home > Green > Geothermal > California Geo Bill passes General Assembly. California Geo Bill passes General Assembly. Championed by the new California Geothermal Heat Pump Lobby Coalition (CalGeo), AB 2339 (Williams/V.M. Related Articles California Geo Bill passes General Assembly. Project Management.

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Business Facilities

JANUARY 4, 2021

Many states will make changes to their minimum wage laws in 2021; greatest impacts will be seen in California, Washington and Florida. Read: Half Of U.S. States To See Minimum Wage Increases In 2021 at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 19, 2015

In California, marijuana production accounted for about 3% of electric use, according to the study. The growth since the data gathering for 2011 study has been significant with marijuana legalized for recreational use in four states and medicinal use in 19 states.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 5, 2021

And just last Wednesday the California Department of Water Resources announced for the first time it is not going to allocate any water next year to local water districts. As weather induced droughts in the U.S. make interstate groundwater disputes increasingly likely in the coming years there are real implications for our future.

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Construction Marketing

JANUARY 24, 2022

While you are not legally obligated to offer health plans to these workers, you can still choose to. The level of control the employer legally has over how the worker performs tasks. Legally, employers are not required to provide the same benefits to their 1099 contractors as they do to their full-time employees.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 3, 2018

Any information provided it NOT intended as any form of legal guidance. California. This is list is for reference only and may not be complete or current. The JOC regulatory framework is evolving despite its long term use. AB-14 Public contracts: job order contracting. 2003-2004).

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

By analogy, nearly all businesses choose to include a warning label that nearly everything from a padlock, to jewelry, to a dish to a flashlight may cause cancer, to comply with California law that defines “no significant risk” (. Nancy Hudes and I are now publishing a blog www.ESGLegalSolutions.com (. yes, this blog will continue).

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ENR Construction

JULY 31, 2012

ENR California. Legal Fallout Spreads from Trainor Glass Default. Safety & Health. Banking & Credit Crisis. Project Delivery. Ethics & Corruption. Economic Stimulus. Associations. Washington Observer. Economic Stimulus. Product Snapshot. Interviews. People on the Move. Obituaries. Multimedia. Annual Photo Contest. ENR Midwest.

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Construction Law Monitor

JULY 26, 2011

The distinctions between the different types of entities that can be created are substantial and have a tremendous legal effect on how the business operates from year to year. In the absence of an operating agreement the business code ( Title 2 of the California Business Code ) has default rules on how this type of entity operates.

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ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

s state Route 241 Foothills-South toll road through a coastal state park has been dropped following a legal settlement between the region’s toll-road authorities and a coalition of environmental groups. A controversial plan to extend Orange County, Calif.’s

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Natural Building

AUGUST 4, 2021

Quail Springs Permaculture , an educational non-profit in Southern California, built the houses over the span of a few months. That makes it a poor choice for, say, Alaska, but a great one for California, where the material can soak up heat during the day and release it during the region’s cold nights. “It Quail Springs cob house.

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Pro Builder

JUNE 10, 2021

FivePoint has worked on this project for nearly 20 years, an extended timeline due to legal battles between environmentalists and real estate planners, says CNBC. They are launching a methane capture program at a California dairy farm and installing rooftop solar in disadvantaged neighborhoods in Los Angeles County.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 20, 2016

While we all have been focused on the Presidential election results, cannabis law reform won in eight out of the nine states where it was on the ballot, from California to Massachusetts, on November 8, making clear the that the public is ready to put the harsh prohibitionist pot policies of the past behind us.

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 28, 2015

Against a backdrop of California experiencing the worst drought in its history and the U.S. Governments from Maryland to Colorado now regularly take the position that collecting precipitation is not legal, as a diversion of rainwater before it enters a water course. ” McNaughton v. Eaton, 1952.

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 28, 2015

Against a backdrop of California experiencing the worst drought in its history and the U.S. Governments from Maryland to Colorado now regularly take the position that collecting precipitation is not legal, as a diversion of rainwater before it enters a water course. ” McNaughton v. Eaton, 1952.

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Constructlaw

JUNE 30, 2021

This article summarizes the current landscape in Pennsylvania and California as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted, and highlights important considerations for employers in the construction industry in relation to vaccines and navigating a post-mask mandate world. Current Restrictions in Pennsylvania and California. California.

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ENR Construction

JULY 31, 2012

ENR California. Officials Outline Preferred Path Forward on Californias Bay Delta. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar supports $14-billion proposal to transfer water from northern California to the Central Valley, but several lawmakers in the region to be tapped blasted the plan. ” Salazar and California Gov.

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ENR Construction

JULY 24, 2012

ENR California. California Photovoltaic Test Lab Dives Into Technologies With Real World Experiments. Safety & Health. Banking & Credit Crisis. Project Delivery. Ethics & Corruption. Economic Stimulus. Associations. Washington Observer. Economic Stimulus. Product Snapshot. Interviews. People on the Move. Obituaries.

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Fieldwire

AUGUST 14, 2023

On public projects in California, for example, state law caps retainage at 5% prior to completion and acceptance of the project. On public jobs in California, final and retainage payments are due to the prime contractor within 60 days of the project’s final completion. Retainage is no different.

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Best Practices Construction Law

JUNE 15, 2022

According to Levelset, the following states have prohibited pay-if-paid clauses: California. In other states, the prohibition has been decided by the courts, such as the California Supreme Court’s decision in Wm. One of the best I have found was created by Levelset, which has a 50-State-Guide on pay-if-paid clauses. North Carolina.

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Construction Law Monitor

JULY 12, 2011

Smiley ) that are barred in the state of California. As a California attorney, I want to share some of the excellent resources available to contractors through the licensing board. California has over 300,000 licensed contractors, all of which had to be licensed through the state licensing board. and Seth J.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JUNE 13, 2016

LinkedIn, based in Mountain View, California, has over 128 million users in 200 countries/territories and averages about 2 new members per second. Morgan Stanley is acting as exclusive financial advisor to Microsoft, and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is acting as legal advisor to Microsoft. June 13, 2016 @ 11:03 a.m.

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Levelset

MAY 25, 2022

Just like many other states across the country, California is stepping up its commitment to infrastructure. On May 13, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the state’s proposed budget would include $37 billion to “rebuild California,” with money allocated for expanding broadband and housing resources, as well as a $128.3

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Business Facilities

JANUARY 26, 2018

The legal cannabis industry is selling dangerous high-potency infused edible products that will need to be regulated. Read: Doobie Candy at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Safety Services Company

JULY 15, 2019

With 8 states that have approved the use of recreational marijuana and 18 states permitting the use of medical marijuana, it’s critical for companies operating in these areas to understand their legal responsibilities and how to deal with cannabis use at worksites. California. Massachusetts. Washington. Washington D.C.

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Business Facilities

JANUARY 12, 2017

Statewide legal marijuana is a $6.7-billion billion industry that may all go up in smoke if the Justice Department enforces federal laws prohibiting it. Read High-Growth Sector on Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions.

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