UPDATE: Nevada State Contractors Board, Horizons, Nevada contractors encouraged to seek California license to help alleviate health and safety issues during state’s driest year on record (Nov. 2014); On September 15, 2014, the CSLB confirmed that it is also expediting applications for C-61/D-21 Limited Specialty Machinery and Pumps specialty contractor…
Today, Pillsbury attorneys Tom Makris, Paula Weber and Erica Turcios posted their advisory New Threat to “Bring Your Own Device” Policies: Employer Required to Reimburse Personal Cell Phone Expenses. The Advisory discusses a far-reaching decision by the California Second District Court of Appeal in Cochran v. Schwan’s Home Serv., Inc.,…
On August 26, 2014, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals decided the case of Sierra Club, et. al. v. Jewel, a case involving the National Register of Historic Places (Register), which is administered by the Department of the Interior. The Court of Appeals held, over the dissent of Senior Circuit…
Yesterday, Pillsbury attorneys John McNeece, Eric Save and Michael Hindus published their advisory titled Mexico’s Energy Reform Provides Significant Opportunities in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production. The Advisory discusses Mexico’s new energy legislation, which went into effect on August 12, 2014 and which will completely restructure the Mexican energy…
On June 17, 2014, Ohio Governor John Kasich signed into law Senate Bill 78, a bill making changes to Ohio’s construction industry licensing law and, in particular, modifying the law regulating special construction contractors. The new law is effective September 17, 2014. Among other things, the new law amends the…
The Nevada State Contractors Board (NSCB) recently received the National Association of State Contractors Licensing Agencies’ 2014 Innovation in Regulation Award, an award that recognizes innovation, creativity, and excellence in regulation of contracting/construction industries. NSCB was recognized for its efforts in 2012 to partner with The Home Depot and local…
On August 22, 2014, the Texas Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in the case of Houston Unlimited, Inc. Metal Processing v. Mel Acres Ranch. While reversing the appellate court that affirmed the jury verdict awarding the plaintiff almost $350,000 in lost market value based on the “stigma” clinging to…
All too often the California Contractors State License Board issues a press release confirming that it has cited numerous individuals for, among other things, unlawfully advertising as contractors when they are not, in fact, licensed contractors. However, California’s Contractors’ State License Law, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 7000, et…
The Nevada State Contractors Board (NSCB) in its Horizons (Aug. 2014) sets forth tips designed to help Nevada contractors to contract for work and to work within Nevada’s contractors’ law. This handy checklist may be helpful to contractors in other states as well. For additional information about Nevada’s contractor’s law…
On August 20, 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reviewed the lower court’s decision to grant summary judgment to the Department of the Interior in a case involving the Department’s enforcement of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) and the Golden Eagle Protection Act (GEPA). These…