GOVERNMENT RELATIONS DEPARTMENTS
department to set aside certain amounts of future appropriations for this purpose.
High Speed Rail AB 1768 (Gallegher) & AB 1866
(Wilk) - Provides that no further bonds shall be sold for high-speed rail purposes other than current obliga- tions, and would require redirection of the unspent proceeds received from outstanding bonds issued to be used to retire the debt incurred from those outstanding bonds.
Water AB 1713 (Eggman) - Prohibits
the construction of a peripheral canal unless expressly authorized by an initiative voted on by the voters of
California. SB 1099 (Cannella) – Requires
contractors to use licensed land surveyors for all survey work on construction projects where surveying, or re-surveying work, is required.
Contracting Provisions AB 2296 (Low) Allows for the use
of digital signatures under the Uniform Transactions Act, thus recognizing the
increased use of digital contracts. AB 2690 (Ridley-Thomas) -
Authorizes the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority to establish disabled veteran business enterprise participation goals.
Taxes SB 1093 (Hancock) - Enacts
a “split roll” property tax to allow commercial property to be periodically reassessed for the purpose of increasing
property taxes. SB 1445 (Hertzberg) - Imposes
a yet to be determined sales tax on all services (including construction projects) with the exception of “very small business” which also has not yet to be defined.
Legal Issues/Liability SB 885 (Wolk) - Prohibits contract
language with design professionals that would obligate them to a duty to defend against third party lawsuits not
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negligence or willful acts. AB 2315 (Olsen) - Enacts the
Asbestos Tort Transparency Act to establish additional procedures with respect to civil actions pertaining to asbestos tort claims which would among other things require the plaintiff to disclose specified infor- mation before filing a claim.
Labor/Prevailing Wage SB 954 (Hertzberg) - Modifies
existing law on the use of “industry advancement funds” which are payments under collective bargaining arrangements pertaining to a particular craft or type of work thus eliminating such language and specifying that the employer would now be required by a collective bargaining agreement to make these payments.
Workers Compensation AB 1922 (Daly) Exempts large
deductible workers’ compensation policies for those policies that meet a minimum large dollar threshold from being subject to rate filing with the Department of Insurance to provide greater negotiation flexibility between the contractor and the insurer.
Employer/ Employee Work- place Issues AB 1727
(Gonzalez) – independent contractors – sets up an entire system for independent contractors to
organize. AB 2261
(Hernandez)
– Division of Labor Standards Enforcement: duties – allows DLSE to take action, with or without a complaint
Donald Simon
Quinlan Tom
Matthew Graham
Peter Laufenberg
Garret Murai
Yasmeen Omidi
Project and Contract Formation
Government Review and Entitlement Process
Project Financing
Employment and Wage & Hour Issues
from an employee, against an employer who discharges or discriminates against an employee for labor law
violations. AB 2535 (Ridley-Thomas)
Employment: itemized wage state- ments – expands the exemption from issuing itemized wage state- ments to salaried employees to those who may also receive other forms of compensation such as bonuses and commissions.
Injury Prevention/Safety AB 2895 (Labor Committee) –
Employee safety: Injury prevention programs - Requires employers to make updated injury prevention program information available to employees upon request and at each
worksite. SB 1167 (Leyva) – Employment
safety: Indoor workers heat regulations – Requires the Division of Occupa- tional Safety and Health to propose a heat illness and injury prevention standard for indoor workers.
leaders in construction
Roger Hughes
Project Delays and Contract Claims Disputes
Pre-Construction Insurance Risks and Risk Management
Green Building and Renewable Energy Construction
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