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The long-expected E-Verify service for checking on the immigration status of employees and applicants is now up and running, having been delayed from the anticipated January implementation. Federal contractors are required to use the service to check the status of...
As of April 22, 2010 new rules require contracting officers to investigate bidders for "responsibility" using a central government database, entitled the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System ("FAPIIS"). All contractors awarded Federal public...
I Forgot To File A Legal Action to Foreclose On My Mechanics Lien Within 90 days: Now What? Or My Contractor Recorded A Mechanic's Lien and not Filed A Timely Lawsuit to Foreclose On It: Now What? By William C Last, Jr. Attorney at Law California law requires that a...
The Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") has published final regulations establishing guidelines limiting the out flowing of water from construction sites. These rules modify the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES") permit requirements. The new...
A Recent Appellate Court Decision Significantly Impacts A Subcontractor's Means for Recovering California Prompt Payment Penalties By William C Last, Jr And Jonathan Bowne Attorneys at Law On December 4, 2009 the California Third District Court of Appeals published...
An Overview of the Additional Legal Exposure That a Contractor May Encounter in Constructing a Green Building By William C. Last, Jr. Attorney at Law In recent years there has been an increasing governmental and public focus on the use of "green building" in the...
In a case entitled Sanders Construction Co. Inc. v. Cerda (June 2009), a California Appellate Court held that the employees of an unlicensed subcontractor are "statutory employees" of the general contractor. As a result, the general contractor was liable for the...
The following is a brief summary of appellate decisions that were rendered during 2008 that may impact the California construction projects: CONSTRUCTION DEFECT CASES Greystone Homes v. MidTec, Inc., 168 Cal.App.4th 1194 (2008). A builder may recover from a product...
A 2009 UPDATE ON NEW CALIFORNIA LAWS THAT MAY IMPACT THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY By William C Last Jr Attorney at Law Last year the California legislature passed and the governor approved new legislation that will impact the construction industry. Last year, the...
Over the past several years, the California Law Review Commission has been reviewing the existing mechanics lien laws and considering changes to those laws. Proposed changes to the existing mechanics lien laws will affect both public and private mechanics liens, stop...