Arbitration provisions are increasingly common in construction contracts. Indeed, the boilerplate AIA contract documents include a standard arbitration provision providing for arbitration before the American Arbitration…
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Employees in Construction Industry Entitled to Compensation for Time Spent Complying with Employer-Mandated Security Protocols
By Garret Murai
Wage and hour laws dictating how employers must compensate their employees for time worked can, given the innumerable ways that employees perform their jobs, raise a…
Staffing Company Not Entitled to Make a Claim Against a Payment Bond and Attorneys’ Fees on State Public Works Payment Bonds
By Garret Murai
It’s not quite Baskin Robbin’s “31 Flavors” but the panoply of statutory construction payment remedies available to contractors, subcontractor and material suppliers in California, from mechanics…
The Small Stuff: Small Claims Court and Limited Civil Court Jurisdictional Limits
By Garret Murai
Sometimes the small stuff matters. And when it comes to legal disputes this can pose a problem for clients as well as their attorneys because litigation…
Construction Contractor “Mean Tweets” Edition
By Garret Murai
Back in the day, if someone had a problem with you the rules of school yard jungle dictated that they had better tell it to your…
There’s the 5 Second Rule, But Have You Heard of the 5 Year Rule?
By Garret Murai
They’re called deadlines for a reason. Usually, because something really bad could happen if you fail to meet the deadline. For those in the construction industry,…
AGC’s 2024 Construction Outlook. Infrastructure is Bright but Office-Geddon is Not
By Garret Murai
The Associated General Contractors of America has issued its 2024 Construction Outlook. According to its survey of construction contractors throughout the United States, contractors have a…
9th Circuit Plumbs Through the Federal and State False Claims Acts
By Garret Murai
You may have heard of the False Claims Act and know that it penalizes companies and individuals in contract with the government who present false claims.…
Jury Could Have Found That Scissor Lift Manufacturer Should Have Included “Better” Safety Features
By Garret Murai
A few years ago I listened to an NPR segment called “What Can Kids Learn by Doing Dangerous Things?” It was about a summer program called…
2024 Construction Law Update
By Garret Murai
We would like to wish you and yours a happy holiday season as we approach 2024. The first half of the 2023-2024 legislative session saw the…