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General Contractor Gets Fired [Upon] for Subcontractor’s Failure to Hire Apprentices
By Garret Murai
As most public works contractors know, Labor Code section 1777.5 requires the hiring of apprentices on public works projects and, under Labor Code section 1777.7, violations…
Word of the Day: “Contractor”
By Garret Murai
What’s in a word? When it comes to insurance policies, a word, can potentially mean millions of dollars. In California Specialty Insulation, Inc. v. Allied World…
Viva La France! 2024 Summer Olympics Construction Features Sustainable Design, Including, Simply Not Building at All
By Garret Murai
If you’re like me and many others you’ve probably been watching the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. We were in Paris last year and we…
Employees in Construction Industry Entitled to Compensation for Time Spent Complying with Employer-Mandated Security Protocols
By Garret Murai
Wage and hour laws dictating how employers must compensate their employees for time worked can, given the innumerable ways that employees perform their jobs, raise a…
Staffing Company Not Entitled to Make a Claim Against a Payment Bond and Attorneys’ Fees on State Public Works Payment Bonds
The Small Stuff: Small Claims Court and Limited Civil Court Jurisdictional Limits
By Garret Murai
Sometimes the small stuff matters. And when it comes to legal disputes this can pose a problem for clients as well as their attorneys because litigation…
Construction Contractor “Mean Tweets” Edition
What You Need to Know About CARB’s In-Use Off-Road Diesel Regulations
By Garret Murai
In November 2022, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved amendments to . . . wait for it . . . its “In-Use Off-Road Diesel-Fueled Fleet”…
There’s the 5 Second Rule, But Have You Heard of the 5 Year Rule?
By Garret Murai
They’re called deadlines for a reason. Usually, because something really bad could happen if you fail to meet the deadline. For those in the construction industry,…