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INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS New Manager Named for AGC Industrial
Relations, Northern California AGC of California recently announced
the addition of Albert Aragon as the Manager of Industrial Relations North- ern California. He will manage all labor relations advocacy for the northern terri- tories that AGC represents in California. Aragon comes to AGC with a back-
ground in Labor Relations and Human Resources. He spent three years work- ing for Kaiser Permanente as the Em- ployee and Labor Relations Consultant. While working for Kaiser Permanente, he served 35 hospitals and 431 medical office buildings in nine states and the District of Columbia, providing them strategic direction in human resources and labor relations compliance functions. Some of his key accomplishments with Kaiser Permanente include establishing train-
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The Takeaway What with the fact that Moffatt “gra-
tuitously” reviewed and approved State’s concrete design mix and State botched its own design mix by figuratively just throw- ing in a pinch there and a pound there of air entrainment chemical, the Court of Appeal’s opinion may seem to have been a foregone conclusion. But cases are often stories in morality,
and judges and justices alike can’t just an- nounce that one party is victorious over another because it was “the right thing to do.” Indeed, I could see this case going the other way if Moffatt was contractually responsible for reviewing and approving State’s concrete design mix and if State fol- lowed the concrete design mix approved by Moffatt. If there’s anything to take from this case
it’s that “in general,” courts are reluctant to extend what should otherwise be a con- tract claim into a claim “sounding in tort,” that equitable claims such as equitable in- demnity and contribution are subject to greater scrutiny, and that such claims will not be permitted where there are no actual damages but merely economic loss.
ing sessions for clients’ database for issue resolution and corrective action (IRCA), labor contract administration, and work- place investigations. Prior to his job at Kaiser, Aragon
worked for the Contra Costa County as a Principle Labor Relations Negotiator. While at Contra Costa County, Albert managed the Labor Relations Depart- ment, which supported 32 county depart- ments. During his time as the Principle Labor Relations Negotiator, he managed all county labor relations staff during the simultaneous negotiations of 12 separate bargaining units and established labor management meetings to facilitate prob- lem resolution and improve bargaining unit relationships. Among these two po- sitions, Aragon’s experience spans more
Garret Murai is a partner and construction attorney at Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP in Oakland, California and is the edi-
than 20 years. “We are happy
to have Albert join our staff and or- ganization,”
said
Tom Holsman, AGC of Califor- nia’s chief executive officer. “He brings a vast understanding in labor relations, human resources, and customer service. We are confident that his experience will serve as an asset to AGC’s mission in advo- cacy for the construction industry as well as for our members.” Albert Aragon is working in the AGC
Albert Aragon
Concord Office and can be reached at (925) 827-2422 or aragona@agc-ca.org.
tor of the California Construction Law Blog which can be found at www.calconstruc- tionlawblog.com.
AGC CALENDAR OF EVENTS
July 8, 2015 AGC California Construction Tech- nology Forum at ARC Document Solutions, Fremont
July 16, 2015 CLC SoCal 2nd Annual Cornhole Constructor Competition & Tourna- ment at River’s End Cafe, Seal Beach
July 20, 2015 Orange County District’s Golf Classic at Santa Ana Country Club, Newport Beach
July 23, 2015 CLC Bay Area Monthly Networking Night at Drake’s Brewing Company, San Leandro
August 27, 2015 CLC Bay Area Monthly Networking
Night at Drake’s Brewing Company, San Leandro
September 19, 2015 San Joaquin District Clay Shoot & BBQ at Sun Mountain Gun Club, Coarsegold
September 25, 2015 Tri-Counties
District 40th Annual
Golf Classic at The River Course at the Alisal, Solvang
October 21-24, 2015 AGC 2015 Annual Conference at Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort and Spa, Rancho Mirage
October 24, 2015 AGC 2015 Awards Banquet at Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort and Spa, Rancho Mirage
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