To Be or Not to Be – Subdivision Bonds Does Not a Public Works Project, Make it Be
“To be, or not to be, that is the question— whether ’tis Nobler in the mind to suffer the Slings and Arrows of outrageous Fortune, or…
2014 California Construction Law Update
Approximately 2,000 bills were introduced in the California State Legislature during the 2013-2014 legislative session. Of these, 896 bills made it to Governor Brown’s desk and…
Workers, Wages and Wage Assessments: California Labor Commissioner Cracks Down on Prevailing Wage Violations
Don’t mess with the California Labor Commissioner. Seriously. Don’t. Julie Su, California’s Labor Commissioner, has been making headlines recently as California’s Division of Labor Standards Enforcement…
DIR Discontinues “MyLCM” for Electronic Submission of Certified Payroll Records
Earlier, I wrote about the California Department of Industrial Relations’ (“DIR”) creation of a new administrative unit, the Compliance Monitoring Unit (“CMU”), responsible for enforcing prevailing…
2013 California Construction Law Update
Over 4,000 bills were introduced in the California State Legislature during the 2011-2012 legislative session. Of these bills, 996 made it to Governor Brown’s desk, of…
California Supreme Court Holds that Charter Cities Do Not Have to Pay Prevailing Wages
On July 2, 2012, the California Supreme Court, in a much anticipated decision, held that charter cities do not have to pay prevailing wages on municipal…
Low Income Housing Developer Not Exempt from Prevailing Wage Law
The prevailing wage law requires that workers employed on public works projects be paid prevailing wages. There are, however, exceptions to that rule. Two exceptions are…
New Unit Within DIR, the Compliance Monitoring Unit, Established to Monitor and Enforce Prevailing Wage Requirements
A new unit within the California Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) – the Compliance Monitoring Unit (“CMU”) – will begin operations on January 1, 2012. …
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