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by Larry Levy, Employee Relations Management, H.R. Alert May 2011

The following e-mail was sent to me last month by a contractor client:

By David Kalb, President of Capitol Services, Inc.

While government requires a ‘fixed’ contractor’s bond, the marketplace operates on a slightly different ‘scale’.  The cost of doing business as a contractor in CA is about to go up significantly, but quick action could save some money. Another contractor asks for advice on keeping the business ‘all in the family’…

By William C. Last, Jr.

California has a number of statutes that allow contractors to recover prompt payment penalties when the other parties do not pay the amount due within certain time limits.If there is a good faith dispute the party who is disputing the claimed amount can withhold 150 percent of the disputed amount. prompt payment statutes do not define the term "good faith dispute."

- NEWS RELEASE Office of the City Auditor City of Oakland

Analysis shows options presented to City Council appeargenerally sound - yet many critical questions remain unanswered.

from the State Compensation Insurance Fund Safety Newsletter, May 2011

Scaffolding, when properly designed and erected can still pose hazards for workers just because the nature of their use. Safety precautions must always be observed regardless of the height of the scaffolding. When scaffold accidents occur, they are generally caused by faulty design or inadequate construction, however in many cases accidents are caused by improper use or poor maintenance practices.

By David Kalb, President of Capitol Services, Inc.
 
Often the language used in government regulations is unclear.  As an expert who works with these rules regularly, I am ‘pumped up’ and will make this contractor’s question understandable.  I will help another contractor ‘find’ the honest answer to his question about ‘referrals’…