SACRAMENTO UPDATE - April 16
April 16, 2009
Caltrans to Implement Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program
From Will Kempton, Director Dept. of Transportation, California Department of Transportation
Cal-OSHA Targeted Inspection and Consultation Fund; and the "Bills Are In The Mail"
By Ted Schwartz, An OSHA Outreach Trainer, HR Ideas, LLC
I recently spoke with a small Plumbing Contractor who asked me why he had received a $600.00 “bill” from Cal-OSHA when he did not have any report of injury or citations. After a brief discussion, I found out that his Workers’ Compensation “Modification Rating” just recently exceeded 125%.
Oral Waivers and Waivers by Implication Can Be Dangerous
By Robert B. Jacobs and David W. Floren, Attorneys at Law
Waivers can be dangerous because waivers may cancel rights that contractors would normally enjoy under a construction contract. This could be the right to receive something very useful, like the right to receive progress payments for actual work done instead of having to wait for any payment until the project is complete. Or it could be the right to take an important step, like arbitrating disputes instead of going through a more costly trial in the civil courts.
Substitution In Public Works
By Sam K. Abdulaziz, Abdulaziz, Grossbart & Rudman
New I-9 Form Starts April 3; Not February
Effective January 29, 2009, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued an announcement, late in the day, that the required use of the new I-9 form, dated February 2, 2009, will be delayed until April 3, 2009. Until then, use the current form with the June 5, 2007 revision date. The I-9 form is a required part of the hiring process for employers to verify that every new hire is either a U.S. citizen or authorized to work in the United States.
Lawmakers Set to Vote on State Budget
February 16, 2009