Tim Scully | Porter Law Group In California there are few tools which work to protect the employer, and California employers may have just lost another one. On October 10, 2019, Governor Gavin Newson signed into law AB 51, which bans the use of mandatory arbitration agreements in employment contracts. More specifically, AB 51 adds… Continue reading The Shifting Sands of Alternative Dispute Resolution
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Things Are About To Change, What This Means For A California Contractor’s License
Amy Pierce, Mark A. Oertel and John Lubitz | Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith If you are contemplating purchasing or selling a business entity that is a licensed California contractor or even simply changing the type of business entity under which you operate as a licensed California contractor, you must carefully consider and understand the… Continue reading Things Are About To Change, What This Means For A California Contractor’s License
California Contractors – You Should Know That Section 7141.5 May Be Your Golden Ticket
Amy Pierce, Mark A. Oertel and John Lubitz | Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith Under California’s Contractors’ State License Law, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 7000 et seq., all contractors’ and subcontractors’ licenses expire two years from the last day of the month in which the license issued, or two years from the date… Continue reading California Contractors – You Should Know That Section 7141.5 May Be Your Golden Ticket
2020 California Construction Law Update
Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog As 2020 fast approaches, we ring in many new changes to California’s construction laws. Among other changes, California adopted its 2019 triennial revisions to the California Building Code which take effect on January 1, 2020. Revisions include aligning state structural steel and masonry construction engineering requirements with national standards, minor revisions… Continue reading 2020 California Construction Law Update
Challenging and Defending a California Public Works Stop Payment Notice: Affidavit vs. Counter-Affidavit Process
William L. Porter | Porter Law Group One of the most effective collection procedures available to subcontractors and suppliers to California Construction projects is the “stop payment notice” procedure found under California Civil Code sections 9350 – 9364. Under this procedure, the unpaid subcontractor or supplier may serve the stop payment notice on the public… Continue reading Challenging and Defending a California Public Works Stop Payment Notice: Affidavit vs. Counter-Affidavit Process