Prevailing Wage

Existing law requires that all workers employed on public works projects shall be paid the general prevailing rate of per diem wages as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations. Assembly Bill 1851 On September 29, ...
[Read more] about California Broadens Definition of “Public Works” to Cover On-Hauling of Certain Materials

New apprenticeship regulations, which would dramatically alter the obligations of public works contractors on California prevailing wage jobs, were placed on hold on September 20, 2021 after three employer associations filed a Petition in Sacramento ...
[Read more] about Court Orders Stay of Newly Adopted Apprenticeship Regulations, Blocking Enforcement Until at Least December 17, 2021

Under California’s Prevailing Wage Laws, employers working on “public works” must pay employees prevailing wage rates set by the State. What qualifies as a “public works” and which employees are entitled to prevailing wage is often difficult to ...
[Read more] about California Supreme Court Issues Two Opinions Clarifying Prevailing Wage Requirements

In an unprecedented interpretation of the Labor Code, the California Supreme Court just issued an opinion in Kaanaana v. Barrett Business Services, Inc., significantly expanding the reach of this state’s prevailing wage laws. In its March 29, 2021 ...
[Read more] about California Supreme Court Expands the Scope of Prevailing Wage for Workers on Contracts with Special Districts

Among the hundreds of new laws recently signed by Governor Gavin Newsom are two bills which may impact contractors working on California public works jobs. Prevailing Wage: Public Works The first bill, AB 1768, which goes into effect January 1, ...
[Read more] about Two New Laws Impacting California Public Works Contractors