Governor Jerry Brown has signed into law AB 1926, which amends Labor Code section 1777.5 to require contractors who request the dispatch of an apprentice to work on a public works project and require the apprentice to "fill out an application or ...
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Labor Relations
DIR’s eCPR is Back Under Enforcement
eCPR is back. As of August 1, 2016, the California Department of Industrial Relations is again requiring public works contractors and subcontractors to submit certified payroll records (CPRs) using its online system. To learn more about enhancements ...
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Court Decisions in 2016: Deadlines Matter When Opposing an Assessment of Withdrawal Liability
Employers with a unionized workforce typically contribute to a multiemployer pension plan – most of which are seriously underfunded today. When the employer ceases operations, an underfunded pension plan will typically notify the employer that it is ...
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Prevailing Wage Required for Certain Private, Non-Profit Hospital Construction and Ready-Mixed Concrete Hauling in ’16
California law has long required employers to pay the prevailing wage rate during the construction, alteration, demolition, installation or repair of public facilities and on private projects receiving public funds. However, private nonprofit ...
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Policies of Non-Union Employers Targeted by the NLRB
When employers think of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), they often focus on union–management relations, and disputes over union organizing campaigns and unfair labor practices. But regardless of ...
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Why All Employers Need to Start Paying Attention to the NLRB
After operating for many months with three members whose recess appointments have been challenged as unconstitutional, on July 31, 2013, the U.S. Senate confirmed a full slate of nominations to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board), ...
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NLRB Rulings Impose Limits on Non-Union Workplaces
Many employers mistakenly believe that the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA or Act) and its enforcing arm, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board), are only relevant to unionized workplaces. However, in an apparent effort to assert their ...
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Public Sector Employee Disputes: Law Mandates Fact-Finding
California’s local public agency employers are grappling with new legislation that became effective January 1, 2012, which has broad implications in dealing with employee organizations. Governor Brown signed into law AB 646 (Stats. 2011, Ch. 680) ...
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