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Brian D. Bertossa / November 28, 2022

California Broadens Definition of “Public Works” to Cover On-Hauling of Certain Materials

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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, ...
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Cook Brown / September 28, 2021

Court Orders Stay of Newly Adopted Apprenticeship Regulations, Blocking Enforcement Until at Least December 17, 2021

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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 ...
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Stephen R. McCutcheon / August 23, 2021

California Supreme Court Issues Two Opinions Clarifying Prevailing Wage Requirements

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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 ...
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Stephen R. McCutcheon / April 1, 2021

California Supreme Court Expands the Scope of Prevailing Wage for Workers on Contracts with Special Districts

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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 ...
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Carrie E. Bushman / October 17, 2019

Two New Laws Impacting California Public Works Contractors

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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, ...
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Carrie E. Bushman / December 20, 2018

2019 Brings New Penalties for Skilled & Trained Workforce Violations

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As many public works contractors are aware, over the last several years, California has adopted skilled and trained workforce requirements which mandate that contractors working on specific types of projects employ a certain percentage of ...
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Carrie E. Bushman / March 12, 2017

Prevailing Wage Law: Determining Pay Rates

Those confronted by the demands of prevailing wage law typically have a lot of questions. But the first and most frequently asked one is usually, "How does a contractor determine what wage rates to pay its employees on a public works project?" The ...
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Carrie E. Bushman / September 29, 2016

Governor Brown Signs Bill Requiring Contractors to Pay Apprentices for Pre-Employment Processes

Governor Jerry Brown has signed into law AB 1926, which amends Labor Code section 1777.5 to require contractors who request the dispatch of an apprentice to work on a public works project and require the apprentice to "fill out an application or ...
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