from Ted Schwartz, Safety Manager, WWW.HRIDEAS.COM
On Aug. 22, 2011, the California Supreme Court held that, when an employee of an independent contractor is injured due to the failure of the independent contractor to comply with workplace safety requirements, liability for the injury is with the employee's employer, not the entity engaging the services of the contractor.
from Kevin Pedrotti, Legislative Advocate for the Golden State Builders Exchanges
Bills that Made the Cut and Did Not
The legislature returned on August 15 to complete the legislative year on September 9. This week it was learned which bills on the respective Appropriations Committee Suspense file would move to the floor for final consideration.
by Sam Abdulaziz, Attorney At Law
This case is a dispute between a licensed contractor, Diaa Yassin (Yassin), and homeowners Vincico and Sonia Solis (Solis). Yassin sued Solis for money he claimed was owed to him upon completion of his work. Solis filed a cross-complaint for breach of contract (among other things) on the work performed and asked for attorneys fees partially based on Civil Code section 3260(g).
By David Kalb, President of Capitol Services, Inc.
While one of my missions in life is to assist contractors, I often hear from attorneys and others with questions about construction industry issues. First, I field a question and ‘kickback’ new guidance on getting paid for ‘referrals.’ We also catch up on the latest CSLB discussions…
The Builders Exchanges Online Plan Room and Data Center will be undergoing maintenance and upgrades during the upcoming Labor Day weekend. The plan room will be completely offline starting Friday evening (September 3rd) continuing to early
Saturday morning (September 4th).
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to call at the Builders Exchange at 510-483-8880
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