By Garret Murai, February 20, 2023
California has a number of prompt payment penalty statutes on the books. Among them is Civil Code section 8800 which requires project owners on private works projects to pay progress payments to direct contractors within 30 days after demand for payment pursuant to contract or be subject to
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Just Because You Caused it, Doesn’t Mean You Own It: The Hooker Exception to the Privette Doctrine
By Garret Murai, February 13, 2023
We’ve written before about the Privette doctrine, which establishes a presumption that a hirer of an independent contractor delegates to the contractor all responsibility for workplace safety. In other words, if a general contractor hires a subcontractor, the subcontractor is solely responsible for the safety of its workers.
2023 Construction Outlook: Construction Starts Expected to Flatten
By Garret Murai, January 22, 2023
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