2016 California Construction Law Update
The California State Legislature saw the introduction of 2,297 bills during the first half of the 2015-2016 legislative session of which 1,010 bills were signed into…
California Contractor License Bonds to Increase in 2016
This guest post, which originally appeared on The Surety Bond Insider, was written by Jon Gottschalk, a member of the SuretyBonds.com Educational Outreach team. SuretyBonds.com helps contractors…
Is it the End of the Story for Redevelopment in California?
Long, long ago (in 2012 to be exact) in a land not so far away (also known as California), legislation which allowed local governments to establish…
Between Scylla and Charybids: The Mediation Privilege and Legal Malpractice Claims
I attended a mediation earlier this month in a real estate case. I won’t say more through because . . . well . . . it’s confidential.…
As California Faces Mandatory Water Use Reductions How Will the Construction Industry be Impacted?
Earlier this month, Governor Jerry Brown issued Executive Order B-29-15, which imposes mandatory water use reductions for the first time in the history of California. The Executive…
What You Need to Know About Enforcement Actions by the Contractors State License Board
I questioned whether to even write this post. Because, of course, YOU would never find yourself hightailing it out of town with the California Contractor’s State License Board…
California Department of Industrial Relations Hosts SB 854 Public Works Contractor Registration Seminar
As we wrote earlier, legislation signed into law this past year, SB 854, now requires that public works contractors and subcontractors register through the California Department…
New Notary Language For California Mechanics Lien Releases and Stop Payment Notice Releases
Thanks to Scott Wolfe, Jr. over at ZLien for bringing this to my attention: Effective January 1, 2015, the notary language required for Certificates of Acknowledgment –…
Your “Independent Contractor” Clause Just Got a Little Less Relevant
[Editor’s Note: We hate being wrong, but hey, it happens. Based on Dave Ross’ comment below we’ve revised this post to reflect that AB 1897 appears…
The One New Year’s Resolution You’ll Want to Keep if You’re Involved in Public Works Projects
New Year’s resolutions are hard to keep. In fact, studies (which I have a sneaking suspicion may have been paid for by the tobacco, donut and…
My Construction Law Wish List
I’ve been good this year. Not great mind you, but good, and good is the standard, right? So, here’s my construction law wish list this holiday…
2015 California Construction Law Update
Over 2,200 bills were introduced during the second and final year of the 2013-2014 legislative session, of which 931 were signed into law. For the design and construction industry…
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