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Two New Important Preliminary Notice Court Cases Warrant Attention
The California appeals court issued two new cases recently that warrant the attention of any contractor wishing to preserve its lien, bond or stop notice rights. Both cases address the importance of getting the preliminary notice requirement right. The first case, Shady Tree Farms v. Omni Financial (12 C.D.O.S 5544, May 22, 2012), dealt with Read more
Changes to the Law in 2012: Prompt Payments to Subcontractors & Public Works Retention
This is the first in a series on Changes to the Construction Law 2012 by Kevin Jeffery, Graniterock Legal Counsel. California legislators passed a flurry of laws impacting the construction industry in 2011. Most of them went into effect January 1, 2012. This is the first of a short series of articles describing these legal Read more
California Employment Report
CALIFORNIA EMPLOYMENT REPORT… Through October, the unemployment rate has declined over the year in 53 California counties. The largest rate decrease was in San Benito County (down 2.7 percentage points to 11.6%). Modoc County was the only county to experience an increase in unemployment. Counties with the lowest unemployment rates (those below 10%) continue to Read more
MORE on the ECONOMY…
MORE ON THE ECONOMY… “I think that I heard the most accurate description of the current state of the economy recently from a bank economist. He said that the „economy is skirting across the top of a double dip recession,‟ said BRUCE WOOLPERT. We need to keep in mind that it is Read more
Trouble Brewing…the Disaster of California State Pensions
Trouble Brewing… The Disaster of California State Pensions By Stuart Buck, Distinguished Doctoral Fellow, Department of Education Reform, University of Arkansas, (abridged) California has promised its public employees lavish pensions and retiree health benefits without setting aside nearly enough money to pay for those benefits. As a result, California already admits to a $75.5 Read more
