2025 Construction Law Update
California Construction Law Blog
by Garret Murai
1w ago
It’s that time of year again. The second half of the 2023-2024 legislative session saw the introduction of 2,124 bills, of which, 1418 were signed into ..read more
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Avoiding Wage Claims in California Construction
California Construction Law Blog
by Garret Murai
2M ago
    For both private works projects and state and local public works projects in California, higher-tiered contractors can find themselves opening up their wallets if ..read more
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The Privette Doctrine and Its Exceptions: Court of Appeal Grapples With the Easy and Not So Easy
California Construction Law Blog
by Garret Murai
3M ago
  In CBRE v. Superior Court, 102 Cal.App.5th 639 (2024), the 4th District Court of Appeal grappled with a thorny and not-so-thorny issue involving injured parties ..read more
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Court Retained Jurisdiction to Enforce Settlement Under Code of Civil Procedure Section 664.6 Despite Dismissal of Complaint
California Construction Law Blog
by Garret Murai
3M ago
Attorneys will commonly add a Code of Civil Procedure section 664.6 provision in their settlement agreements to ensure that courts have continuing jurisdiction to enforce the ..read more
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2024 Update to CEB’s Mechanics Liens Now Available
California Construction Law Blog
by Garret Murai
3M ago
For a number of years we have had the honor to serve as update authors for several publications of California’s Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB ..read more
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General Contractor Gets Fired [Upon] for Subcontractor’s Failure to Hire Apprentices
California Construction Law Blog
by Garret Murai
4M ago
As most public works contractors know, Labor Code section 1777.5 requires the hiring of apprentices on public works projects and, under Labor Code section 1777.7, violations ..read more
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Viva La France! 2024 Summer Olympics Construction Features Sustainable Design, Including, Simply Not Building at All
California Construction Law Blog
by Garret Murai
4M ago
If you’re like me and many others you’ve probably been watching the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. We were in Paris last year and we ..read more
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Viva La France! 2024 Summer Olympics Construction Features Sustainable Design, Including, Simply Not Building at All
California Construction Law Blog
by Garret Murai
6M ago
If you’re like me and many others you’ve probably been watching the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. We were in Paris last year and we ..read more
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Employees in Construction Industry Entitled to Compensation for Time Spent Complying with Employer-Mandated Security Protocols
California Construction Law Blog
by Garret Murai
6M ago
Wage and hour laws dictating how employers must compensate their employees for time worked can, given the innumerable ways that employees perform their jobs, raise a ..read more
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Staffing Company Not Entitled to Make a Claim Against a Payment Bond and Attorneys’ Fees on State Public Works Payment Bonds
California Construction Law Blog
by Garret Murai
6M ago
It’s not quite Baskin Robbin’s “31 Flavors” but the panoply of statutory construction payment remedies available to contractors, subcontractor and material suppliers in California, from mechanics ..read more
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