Thanks for Four Years of Recognition from JD Supra’s Readers’ Choice Awards
A big thank you to the folks at JD Supra and its readers for recognizing us in its Construction category for its 2019 Readers’ Choice Awards! We’re…
Boys (and Girls) of Summer: New Residential Solar Energy System Disclosures Take Effect January 1, 2019
Flickr. James Vaughan … Shindig-Haulabaloo! CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 As we come to the end of Summer, the California Contractors State License Board advises licensees that it…
California Ballot Initiative Seeks to Repeal Infrastructure Funding Bill
California voters will get to vote on November 6, 2018 on a ballot initiative to repeal an infrastructure funding bill signed by Governor Brown this past year…
Matthew Graham Named to Best Lawyers in America
Wendel Rosen’s very own Matt Graham has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2019 in the area of Construction Law. First published in 1983, Best…
CSLB “Fast Facts” for Online Home Improvement Marketplaces
As more and more online home improvement marketplaces like Angie’s List come online, questions have arisen as to whether such online marketplaces must hold a contractor’s…
Wendel Rosen Construction Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers
Wendel Rosen Construction Practice Group Co-Chairs, Garret Murai and Quinlan Tom, have been selected for inclusion as 2018 Northern California Super Lawyers in the area of Construction…
DIR Public Works Renewal Deadline is June 30th
Like taxes and (since I’m getting close to 50) other yearly “requirements” . . . a reminder from the folks at the California Department of Industrial Relations .…
Attention D-40 Service Station Equipment Maintenance Contractors!
As many of you know, the California Contractors State License Board, in addition to issuing Class A General Engineering, Class B General Contractor, and Class C…
Failure to Consider Safety Element in Design Does Not Preclude Public Entity’s Discretionary Authority Under Design Immunity Defense
In Rodriguez v. Department of Transportation, Case No. F074027 (March 27, 2018), the Court of Appeals for the Fifth District considered the following mind-twister: Can you…
CSLB Word of the Day – “Fenestration”
From our well-read friends at the California Contractors State License Board . . . March 21, 2018 CSLB #18-04 What Contractors Should Know about Fenestration Product…
You Are Your Brother’s Keeper. Direct Contractors in California Now Responsible for Wage Obligations of Subcontractors
If there’s one law from the 2017 Legislative Session that’s garnered a lot of attention in the construction press, it’s AB 1701. Under AB 1701, beginning January…
