Susan Eccles | Adams & Reese What Do You Need to Know? The Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors (LSLBC) has notified residential and commercial construction companies of two new acts passed during the 2025 Louisiana Legislative Session that will impact requirements for roofing permits, inspections, and contractor licenses throughout the state. Act 239 requires permitting… Continue reading Louisiana Enacts New Requirements on Roofing Permits & Licensing
Month: September 2025
Oregon’s Building Performance Standards: ODOE Finalizes Incentive Program Rules
Stoel Rives Oregon is implementing a new regulatory framework for energy efficiency that will significantly impact the commercial and multifamily real estate sectors. As part of this new framework, the Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE) recently finalized rules regarding an incentive program for early compliance with Oregon’s new Building Performance Standards (BPS). In Brief: HB 3409, signed… Continue reading Oregon’s Building Performance Standards: ODOE Finalizes Incentive Program Rules
California Wildfire Claims: Delay, Deny, Defend?
Dan Veroff and Derek Chaiken | Claims Journal Eight months after the Palisades and Eaton wildfires in Los Angeles, commercial and residential policyholders continue to report unreasonably long delays, dubious denials, and conspicuously low settlements. Most prominently, the California FAIR Plan has continued to deny or narrow smoke claims based on a supposed “permanent damage”… Continue reading California Wildfire Claims: Delay, Deny, Defend?
Florida Considers “Cameras On” Requirement for Remote Depositions
Esquire Deposition Solutions The Florida Supreme Court is seeking public comment on a proposed civil procedure rules change that would require attorneys to have their computer cameras on at all times during remote depositions. While all jurisdictions in the United States permit, or officially encourage, remote depositions, few prescribe in detail how remote depositions will… Continue reading Florida Considers “Cameras On” Requirement for Remote Depositions
How to Prepare for 5% Retention in California Construction Contracts
David Norton | Allen Matkins With Governor Newsom’s signature to Senate Bill No. 61 on July 14, 2025, California joined a growing number of states that have passed legislation to cap the amount of retention that owners, contractors, and subcontractors can withhold on private construction projects. Although retention for public projects has long been limited… Continue reading How to Prepare for 5% Retention in California Construction Contracts