The Small Business Administration (SBA) updated its revenue based size standards for small businesses through an interim rule published June 12, 2014, effective July 14, 2014. The new size standards govern what contractors can certify as small businesses when they bid...

Cal/OSHA will focus on safety compliance at construction sites in the San Francisco Bay Area following a number of recent accidents. Inspectors have been deployed to inspect construction sites to determine whether adequate measures have been taken to identify safety...

As our earlier post and emails have indicated, last year Governor Brown signed into law a new twist to The Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act (Act). The change goes into effect on July 1, 2014. If you are a contractor submitting a bid to a public entity...

A 2010 UPDATE ON NEW CALIFORNIA LAWS THAT MAY IMPACT THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY By William C. Last, Jr. Attorney at Law Last year the California legislature passed and the governor approved 696 new bills. Many of which will impact the construction industry. The...

COMPENDIUM OF 2007 CALIFORNIA CONSTRUCTION LAW APPELLATE COURT DECISIONS Prepared by William C. Last, Jr. The following Compendium of construction law cases primarily focuses on California state appellate court decisions that were rendered during 2007. The Compendium...

Existing law establishes standards for the designation of a highway or road segment as a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone and limits the term of such a zone to 4 years. This bill would modify the standards for the designation of a segment of a state highway as a...

ARBITRATION RELATED CASES This case concerned the purchase of a home from a developer and allegations of defective workmanship. The purchase agreement included an arbitration provision. The homeowner fought the developers demand for arbitration. The developer argued...