In a case entitled Sanders Construction Co. Inc. v. Cerda (June 2009), a California Appellate Court held that the employees of an unlicensed subcontractor are "statutory employees" of the general contractor. As a result, the general contractor was liable for the unpaid wages that were due to the unlicensed subcontractors employees.
California Appellate Court Holds That A General Contractor is Responsible for Paying Its Unlicensed Subcontractors Employees Wages
Public Works Contracting-Liquidated damages
In case entitled Greg Opinski Construction v. City of Oakdale (Cal. Ct. App. October 6, 2011) a California Appellate Court held that when a public works contract requires notice is given as a condition for getting an extension of time and notice is not given the contractor cannot later claim that the delay was caused by the public entity. This is noteworthy since it refutes prior precedent that allowed a contractor to assert that the liquidated damages should not be assessed since the public entity delayed the project during a period of concurrent delay.
Mechanics Liens, Stop Notices and Payment Bonds
I Forgot To File A Legal Action to Foreclose
California Appellate Court Holds That A Construction Manager on a Privately Owned Project Does Not Need a Contractor's License
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A 2010 UPDATE ON NEW CALIFORNIA LAWS THAT IMPACT THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
A 2010 UPDATE
ON NEW CALIFORNIA LAWS
THAT MAY IMPACT THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
By
William C. Last, Jr.
Attorney at Law
2008 Annual California Construction Law Update
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