On January 27, 2014, The Solar Foundation, a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission “is to increase understanding of solar energy through strategic research that educates the public and transforms markets,” released its fourth annual National Solar Jobs Census 2013. Their Census, which reports on the “current employment and projected…
Evidently, there is an app for everything. Construction Simulator 2014 may just have the answers you need? Gigaom’s Games for the Weekend explains that Construction Simulator 2014 “is a simulation game where you inherit your family’s construction company. Unfortunately do not know much about the family business and need to…
On January 29, 2014, Pillsbury attorney Osama E. Hamdy published their alert titled DC Circuit Affirms Crucial FAA No Hazard Determination for Cape Wind Project discussing the DC Circuit’s recent decision upholding the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) 2012 determination of no hazard, clearing the final FAA hurdle to construction of…
On January 29, 2014, The Observer, a student-run, daily print and online newspaper serving Notre Dame and St. Mary’s, reported that Notre Dame “is hoping to begin massive construction of Notre Dame Stadium after the conclusion of the 2014 football season,” after interviewing University President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C.…
UPDATE: SolarCoin reports First US SolarCoin grant given to SolarCity customer in Arizona (Mar. 11, 2014) Renewable energy and crypto-currency are hardly two concepts one would expect to be mentioned in the same blog or article. We are all familiar with renewable energy – wind, solar, etc. Crypto-currency, on the…
On January 17, 2014, the California Contractors State License Board issued Industry Bulletin – 1/17/2014 clarifying that the new law effective January 1, 2014 (Senate Bill 407) requiring replacement of plumbing fixtures with water-conserving models is not triggered by property “maintenance” or “repairs.” The new law requires anyone applying for…
January 8, 2014, Judge Jon S. Tigar, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, in Cordy v. USS-Posco Industries, et al., 2014 BL 4209, N.D. Cal., No. 3:12-cv-00553, granted preliminary approval of the amended settlement agreement between approximately 700 steelworkers and their employer for $3.5 million to settle…
A recent report by the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) that the State of California does not collect between $800 million and $1.2 billion as a result of the “underground economy” could be a catalyst to the State increasing its efforts to combat what is commonly referred to as…
Employers often would prefer an arbitral forum for employee-related disputes because they are perceived as a venue that typically delivers a fair, efficient and cost-effective resolution for such disputes. Employment agreements that require arbitration of claims on an individual basis, including Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) claims, have been subject…
The recent decision by the Texas Supreme Court in Ewing Constr. Co., Inc. v. Amerisure Ins. Co., No. 12-0661, 2014 WL 185035 (Tex. Jan. 17, 2014), has insureds in Texas and throughout the country breathing a sigh of relief. The decision confirms the limited scope of the Texas Supreme Court’s…