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…
DIR Announces New Mandatory Registration Program for Public Works Projects
The California Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) has announced the launch of a new registration program for public works projects authorized by Senate Bill 854, which…
Reminder: California Building Energy Efficiency Standards and New Listing Law Requirements Go Into Effect July 1, 2014
I know . . . you’ve been busy. The kids are out of school, families are taking vacations and Fourth of July is just around the corner,…
A Timely Reminder From the CSLB (and a Funny Acronym to Boot)
Growing up in the Central Valley, I remember it getting so hot you could feel your tennis shoes stick to the asphalt on the playground. As California enters…
California Building Energy Efficiency Standards Delayed to July 1, 2014
The California Contractors State License Board (“CSLB”) has issued an Industry Bulletin providing further information regarding the delayed implementation of the California Building Energy Efficiency Standards…
Reminder: 2013 California Building Code and 2013 California Building Energy Efficiency Standards Go Into Effect January 1, 2014 [Updated]
Not to be a nag, but just a reminder that in addition to new laws, new regulations will also go into effect in 2014. Specifically, the 2013…
C-20 and C-21 Contractors – New Regulations for Disposal of Mercury Thermostats Take Effect July 1, 2013
January is traditionally the month when new laws and regulations are implemented with July, the closest mid-point in the year, following a distant second. This July…
It Was the Best of Times, it Was the Worst of Times
When was the last time you read your insurance policy? Anyone? Hands? Bueller? Bueller? Bueller? I don’t blame you. Reading an insurance policy can be like…
State Architect to Introduce Emergency Regulations to Align California Building Code and the ADA
The California Division of the State Architect will be introducing emergency regulations at the July 19, 2012 meeting of the California Building Standards Commissions to align…
CSLB Warns of Scam Targeting Contractors and Other Businesses
The California Contractors State License Board issued an industry bulletin today warning of fraudulent notices being sent to California contractors from the “California Labor Compliance Bureau”:
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