Just in time for the holidays, the Nevada State Contractors Board has issued an Industry Bulletin confirming that, beginning this week, it will begin issuing a one-time refund check to eligible licensed contractors as of June 30, 2015. It will disburse approximately $2.6 million in excess funds to nearly 15,000…
UPDATE: The California Contractors State License Board has confirmed that all currently licensed contractors contractor’s bonds must be increased to $15,000 by January 1, 2016. Contractors Urged to Make Sure They Increase Bond Coverage to $15,000 Before End of Year; Applies to All Licensees, Industry Bulletin 15-14. A California contractor’s bond is…
Contractors employing workers that perform work outside have long known the importance of addressing outdoor heat hazards in their Injury and Illness Prevention Programs (IIPP). A recent ruling by the California Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH or Cal/OSHA) Appeals Board should serve as a reminder that, at least in California,…
For contractors, keeping track of the various provisions and requirements of federal statutes such as the federal Clean Air Act (CAA) while also jumping through the many hoops of local permitting can be quite an achievement in and of itself. But as a recent case shows us, the “litigative shield”…
Recently, the California Court of Appeal for the Fourth Appellate District, in Womack v. Lovell, et al., Case No. G409587 (June 5, 2015), reversed a judgment in favor of the homeowner, noting that “[t]he devil isn’t the only resident in the details; sometimes truth and fairness lodge there as well.” The Court…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) have finalized their much-discussed joint “waters of the United States” definition and rule. This regulatory definition controls the scope and scale of these agencies’ regulatory authority under the federal Clean Water Act (CWA). It was slated…
DECEMBER 9, 2015 UPDATE: Today, the Central District Court its Order Granting Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss in Barber v. Nestle USA, Inc., et al., No. SACV 15-01364-CJC(AGRX), concluding that “Plaintiffs’ claims are barred by the safe harbor doctrine and therefore declines to reach the remainder of Nestlé’s arguments.” Nestlé successfully…
In Lacey Act Lessons from the Lumber Liquidators $13 Million Settlement, Pillsbury attorneys William Sullivan and Benjamin Cote explore the ramification of Lumber Liquidators’ agreement to plead guilty to five criminal charges, including one felony, stemming from its purchase and import of certain wood products through three separate Chinese suppliers. Among other things,…
Wondering if your company qualifies for a partial sales and use tax exemption on equipment purchases and leases? The California Contractors State License Board is inviting manufacturers, research & development companies, construction contractors, retailers of construction materials and everyone else to join it for a FREE webinar: Manufacturing and Research…
Some of the current Justices sitting on the U.S. Supreme Court have written that they are dissatisfied with the state of the law regarding the deference the courts must accord to a federal agency’s interpretation of its own regulations. A workplace safety case decided on October 13, 2015, by an…