Thank You!
I would like to thank the Construction Law Subsection of the Los Angeles County Bar Association for awarding me today (on 2/22/22 nonetheless) the 2022 James…
Business and Professions Code Section 7031, Demurrers, and Just How Much You Can Dance
Fights between owners and contractors under Business and Professions Code section 7031 can get nasty and detailed. An owner’s remedy under Section 7031, as courts have…
OSHA Withdraws COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard Applicable to Private Employers with More than 100 Employees
And . . . it looks like we’re at the end of the line for the U.S. Occupational and Health Administration’s (OSHA) COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard…
Tsunamis, Synagogues, Storms and Stays
It was a newsworthy weekend. A volcano eruption off the coast of Tonga causing tsunami warnings as far west as California and as far east as…
2022 Construction Outlook: Continuing Growth But at Slower Pace
In the midst of a pandemic that has lasted far longer than I think many of us thought it would, it’s been a study in contrasts:…
California Supreme Court Declines Request to Expand Exceptions to Privette Doctrine for Known Hazards
First things first. Happy New Year! Hope you had a good one. To start things off in the new year we’ve got an employment-related case for…
Sixth Circuit Lifts Stay on OSHA’s COVID-19 Temporary Emergency Standards. Supreme Court to Review
As we round out the year, here’s a bit of news, with more likely to come, regarding the U.S. Department of Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s…
2022 California Construction Law Update
It’s been a trying year as we approach the end of 2021. From the pandemic approaching nearly two years to concerns regarding climate change to the…
What You Need to Know About the Recently Enacted Infrastructure Bill
This past week, President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The bill, commonly referred to as the Infrastructure Bill, provides for $1.2 trillion in…
OSHA Releases COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards
On November 4, 2021, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its long anticipated COVID-19 emergency temporary standards applicable to employers with 100 or more…
Planes, Trains and Prevailing Wages. Ok, No Planes, But Trains and Prevailing Wages Yes
The California Supreme Court doesn’t often delve into construction-related issues, but this year we’ve got two cases, both related to the payment of prevailing wages on…
California Supreme Court Holds that Prevailing Wages are Not Required for Mobilization Work, for Now
In the midst of the Great Depression the federal government enacted the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. section 32141 et seq.) to help workers on federal construction projects. Under…
