Robert A. James, John r. Heisse and Amy Pierce | Gravel2Gavel | November 21, 2017 California is imposing greater responsibilities on prime contractors for nonpayment of wages and benefits by their subcontractors. On October 14, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Assembly Bill 1701 (Thurmond), adding Section 218.7 to the California Labor Code. Labor Code §… Continue reading Prime Contractors Take Note of New California Law Imposing Liability for Subcontractors’ Employees’ Unpaid Wages
Category: Construction Law
A Myth About Delay – Revisited
Vernon Howerton | Texas Construction Law Blog | November 15, 2017 Construction lawyers routinely deal with delay claims. I have presented or defended more of them than I can remember. That is why I was curious when, earlier this year, I received a series of email invitations to presentations on the use of “concurrent delay”… Continue reading A Myth About Delay – Revisited
California Court of Appeal Clarifies Intent of Faulty Workmanship Exclusions
Tiffany Cassanova | Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C. | October 19, 2017 Last month, in Global Modular, Inc. v. Kadena Pacific, Inc., 1 a California Court of Appeal clarified the meaning of the frequently asserted j.(5) and j.(6) exclusions of the standard commercial general liability policy; an issue the court deemed one of “first impression” for… Continue reading California Court of Appeal Clarifies Intent of Faulty Workmanship Exclusions
What Every Contractor Needs to Know About Withdrawal Liability
Jonathan Landesman | Cohen, Seglias, Pallas, Greenhall & Furman PC | October 5, 2017 If you are a union contractor, you are probably making contributions into one or more union pension funds every month. These pension funds, known as multi-employer pension plans (MEPs), rely on a number of employers paying their share toward a common… Continue reading What Every Contractor Needs to Know About Withdrawal Liability
Understanding the Details: Suing Architects and Engineers Can Get Technical
Steven M. Cvitanovic | Haight Brown & Bonesteel | October 27, 2017 Before suing an architect or engineer for professional negligence, a plaintiff must obtain a “certificate of merit” (“Certificate”) under Code of Civil Procedure section 411.35. Boiled down to the basics, the Certificate declares that the attorney consulted with and received an opinion from… Continue reading Understanding the Details: Suing Architects and Engineers Can Get Technical