SACRAMENTO UPDATE - June 3, 2011
from Kevin Pedrotti, Legislative Advocate for the Golden State Builders Exchanges
Half-Way Mark
Today marks the half-way point of the legislative year with completion of house of origin deadline. Starting next week, the Assembly and Senate will begin to hear bills passed from the other house. With the number of bills held by each respective Appropriations Committee and a number of bills made two-year bills, the target list of active key bills becomes much more manageable.
What’s the Story on Timesheets?
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:
Kalb's Q&A for Contractors - Week of May 30, 2011
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’…
California Appellate Court Apply The Objective Standard To Determine If Is A Good Faith Dispute For The Purpose of Prompt Payment Statutes
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."
Decision to Issue Pension Obligation Bonds Remains Unanswered - Oakland City Budget Talks Continue
- 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.
Scaffolding Safety and the "Competent Person" Law
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.