Latest California Professional Association of Specialty Contractors Stories

SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Department of Industrial Relations' (DIR) recent announcement reminded prime contractors on public works projects about the consequences of hiring subcontractors who intentionally skirt the law by failing to pay prevailing wages. According to Christine Baker, Director of the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR), Labor Commissioner Julie Su "has reinvigorated public works enforcement in the state," resulting in three public...

SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The California Department of Industrial Relations released a press release on April 22 detailing the order requiring Icon Metal Works Inc., a Fontana-based company that willfully violated public works laws, to pay $129,562 in wages, $47,575 in prevailing wage fines and $28,700 in apprenticeship fines for work performed at California State University, Los Angeles. California Labor Commissioner Julie Su emphasized that the public...

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The following statements are based on the January 24 announcement by California's Labor Commissioner Julie A. Su ordering Ace Cooling & Heating Corporation to pay nearly $1 million in fines for failing to pay employees proper wages on a public works project in Torrance. Brad Diede, Executive Director, California Professional Association of Specialty Contractors (CALPASC) issued the following statements: "The announcement of...

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Dec. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- California construction contractors are pleased with many state agencies' focused enforcement efforts toward both private and public works construction projects. In both types of projects, some awarding authorities, general contractors and builders continue to force and accept the lowest subcontractor bids regardless of the contractor's compliance while legitimate and law-abiding contractors bid appropriately and lose the work. "In...

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Dec. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The passage of Senate Bill 863 (de Leon) overhauling California's workers' compensation system is seen by contractors throughout the state as the sharp edge of a double-edged sword to reduce fraud and take a slice out of the construction underground economy. After years of working with state agencies to spotlight the actions of fraudulent contractors at worksites, the California Professional Association of Specialty Contractors...

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Treating the symptom of a problem can sometimes be beneficial, but identifying the source or cause of the problem is even better. Law-abiding contractors and the California Professional Association of Specialty Contractors (CALPASC) have been urging state agencies to adopt this approach in fighting the underground economy. The California Labor Commissioner's office took this to heart as noted in a recent announcement where multiple...

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Earlier this year, California contractors applauded the creation of the Joint Enforcement Strike Force's (JESF) Construction Enforcement Project (CEP) by the Contractors State License Board (CSLB), which was designed to break down silos among state agencies and take advantage of partnerships. Specifically, the CEP capitalized on partnerships among 21 CSLB investigators, 21 Employment Development Department (EDD) agents, the California...

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The California Professional Association of Specialty Contractors (CALPASC), along with multiple construction associations, welcomed Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones' announcement late last week that two more unscrupulous contractors, a father and daughter out of Kern County, have been convicted of felony counts for violating California's Insurance Code and Unemployment Insurance Code. Both Jerry Buffington, owner and President of...

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Governor's signature on Senate Bill 863 (SB 863) caps off an enormous effort by employers and labor groups, including the California Professional Association of Specialty Contractors (CALPASC), who watched nervously as the bill moved through the Legislature. During the last day of the legislative session, SB 863, co-authored by Senator Kevin de Leon and Assemblymember Jose Solorio, moved through the Assembly Insurance Committee,...

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For months, the California Professional Association of Specialty Contractors (CALPASC) has been pushing for coordination of state agencies to clean up the underground economy. As reported earlier, the creation of the Criminal Investigation Unit (CIU), under the Department of Industrial Relations' Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE), focused on "raising the stakes for those who underpay, underbid and under-report in violation...