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…

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…

Joint Labor Enforcement Task Force Targets Underground Economy

The California Contractors State License Board (“CSLB”) announced today that a joint inter-agency task force, the Labor Enforcement Task Force (“LETF”), has been formed to crack…

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. …