It has been a tumultuous year for the banking industry. Since the beginning of this year the industry has seen the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank…
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2023 Construction Outlook: Construction Starts Expected to Flatten
There’s a lot to worry about going into 2023 according to Dodge Data & Analytics in its 2023 Construction Industry Outlook: Inflation More oil production cuts…
Payment Bond Surety Entitled to Award of Attorneys’ Fees Although Defended by Principal
For contractors involved in California public works projects the scenario is not uncommon: The general contractor awarded the public works project is required to obtain a…
Independent Contractor v. Employee. The “ABC Test” Does Not Include a Threshold Hiring Entity Test
In 2018, in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court, 4 Cal.5th 903 (2018), the California Supreme Court overturned nearly thirty years of jurisprudence governing the manner…
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…
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…
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…