In mid-May, Cal/OSHA issued its second high heat advisory this year, reminding all employers “to protect their outdoor workers from heat illness by taking precautionary measures.” Cal/OSHA confirmed that it will be inspecting “outdoor worksites in industries such as agriculture, construction, landscaping, and others throughout the heat season” for compliance…
On January 23 and February 3, House Bill 2297 and Senate Bill 2051 were introduced, proposing to amend Title 62, Chapter 6, Part 5 of the Tennessee Code to expand home improvement contractor licensing and other requirements to the entire state, to clarify the meaning of owner, contractor, and commissioner,…
The Maryland State Bar Association, Construction Law Section recently published a Synopsis of Construction Related Bills in the 2014 Session of the Maryland General Assembly (through February 28, 2014), including, for example, bills on the licensing and regulation of electricians, solar farms construction requirements, and introducing the Prevailing Wage Rates…
Assembly Bill 1885 would require an allegedly aggrieved person to provide notice of an alleged violation of laws governing special access for disabled persons before filing a civil action against the owner of the property, agent, or other responsible party where the alleged violation occurred (Responsible Party). It would required…
ENR’s 2013 — Images of the Year “features photos that best capture the mood and flavor of construction during 2013.” The 38 featured photos, selected from hundreds of images submitted, will no doubt lighten your mood. Additional Sources: ENR, Close Call: 2013 Photo Contest Runners-Up (Jan. 15, 2014); ENR, Construction…
UPDATE: Forbes, The Recession Generation: How Millennials Are Changing Money Management Forever Apparently everyone is battling to win the millennials’ spending power. If you aren’t, maybe you should be. Who are the “millennials?” In his Times Magazine article Millennials: The Next Greatest Generation?, Joel Stein explains that they are the…
The 2013 State of Women-Owned Businesses Report commissioned by American Express Open is a summary of important trends from 1997 through 2013. It provides insight into opportunities for women-owned business enterprises (WBEs) in 2014. The Report reinforces trends seen in earlier reports and in other research — the number of…
This week the Wall Street Journal published Exposing the EPA, an editorial that was very critical of EPA’s consideration of a “pre-emptive” veto of the Pebble Mine Project, a proposal to develop America’s largest copper and gold mine in Southwest Alaska. The Journal writes that EPA has been planning for…
Those are words no one ever wants to hear. Hearing them is no doubt worse when, in fact, you don’t have one. In the last two months, two construction projects were brought to a halt when an unlicensed subcontractor was discovered. On April 11, the California Contractors State License Board…
The California Contractors State License Board posed this question in its California Licensed Contractor Newsletter, Fall 2013 edition Quick Quiz: “Can I do anything to have my application processed right away so I can start bidding and working on new jobs? a. Yes, but only if you send enough money…