The Sacramento Ronald McDonald House recently broke ground on a project to double the capacity of its housing facility located at 49th Street on the U.C. Davis Medical Center campus with a $6 million expansion. The expansion will add 20 bedrooms to the existing 18 bedroom facility, and add a…
On April 11, 2014, Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant signed into law Senate Bill 2622, enacting a construction lien law to protect contractors, subcontractors, materialmen, registered architects and professional engineers, and registered land surveyors. Compliance with the new law is imperative to avoid forfeiture of your right to a lien claim…
On June 30, 2014, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed the lower court’s determination that the State of Texas’ administration of its water management authority under state law violated the Endangered Species Act (ESA) by “taking” whooping cranes, a protected species under the ESA, by failing…
Evidently everyone does have an App, except me. OSHA’s Heat Safety Tool App enables workers and supervisors to calculate the heat index for their worksite. Based on the heat index, the App displays a risk level to outdoor workers and access via a “click” to reminders about the protective measures…
Today, the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) announced that it has approved implementation of the 2014/15 Alternative Security Program (ASP), which it boasts that this “first-in-the-nation, innovative program” “frees $7.54 billion in working capital and provides self-insured California businesses greater financial flexibility.” All employers in California are required to…
The Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) and Department of Planning and Development (DPD) are reportedly working together to increase recycling and salvage rates in the hopes of achieving Seattle’s landfill diversion goals — to divert 70%of construction and demolition waste from landfills by 2020. Because certain materials are easy to either…
UPDATE: The Sacramento Bee, Marcos Breton: Selling a new image of Sacramento (Oct. 17, 2015) UPDATE: Sacramento Business Journal, CEO-led economic development group searches for leader (Jul. 23, 2014) The Sacramento Business Journal recently reported that Up to 40 CEOs back new business recruitment effort for the capital region. The recently…
Today, Pillsbury attorney Raymond Sweigart published his advisory English Law: When Contractual Limitations on Damages Can Backfire. The Advisory discusses AB v. CD [2014] EWCA Civ 229, in which the Court of Appeal for England and Wales addressed an issue with surprisingly little precedent. It held that a claimant seeking…
On May 24, 2011, the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board adopted final stormwater management regulations (Virginia Stormwater Management Program (VSMP) Permit Regulation). The date for statewide local government implementation of stormwater management programs is July 1, 2014. As required by of the Code of Virginia, local governments will become…
Today, Pillsbury attorneys Eric Save, Michael Hindus and John McNeece published their advisory Proposed Implementing Legislation for the Mexican Energy Reform Will Create an Open, Competitive Electrical Power Industry. The Advisory notes that the Mexican Congress is debating a historic package of legislation to restructure the nation’s electrical power sector.…