Contractors should take note of regulatory changes governing employer obligations on public works construction. The state agency which regulates apprenticeship training in California, the California Apprenticeship Council or “CAC,” adopted rules ...
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Prevailing Wage
California Broadens Definition of “Public Works” to Cover On-Hauling of Certain Materials
Existing law requires that all workers employed on public works projects shall be paid the general prevailing rate of per diem wages as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations.
Assembly Bill 1851
On September 29, ...
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Court Orders Stay of Newly Adopted Apprenticeship Regulations, Blocking Enforcement Until at Least December 17, 2021
New apprenticeship regulations, which would dramatically alter the obligations of public works contractors on California prevailing wage jobs, were placed on hold on September 20, 2021 after three employer associations filed a Petition in Sacramento ...
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California Supreme Court Issues Two Opinions Clarifying Prevailing Wage Requirements
Under California’s Prevailing Wage Laws, employers working on “public works” must pay employees prevailing wage rates set by the State. What qualifies as a “public works” and which employees are entitled to prevailing wage is often difficult to ...
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California Supreme Court Expands the Scope of Prevailing Wage for Workers on Contracts with Special Districts
In an unprecedented interpretation of the Labor Code, the California Supreme Court just issued an opinion in Kaanaana v. Barrett Business Services, Inc., significantly expanding the reach of this state’s prevailing wage laws. In its March 29, 2021 ...
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Two New Laws Impacting California Public Works Contractors
Among the hundreds of new laws recently signed by Governor Gavin Newsom are two bills which may impact contractors working on California public works jobs.
Prevailing Wage: Public Works
The first bill, AB 1768, which goes into effect January 1, ...
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2019 Brings New Penalties for Skilled & Trained Workforce Violations
As many public works contractors are aware, over the last several years, California has adopted skilled and trained workforce requirements which mandate that contractors working on specific types of projects employ a certain percentage of ...
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Prevailing Wage Law: Determining Pay Rates
Those confronted by the demands of prevailing wage law typically have a lot of questions. But the first and most frequently asked one is usually, "How does a contractor determine what wage rates to pay its employees on a public works project?"
The ...
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