by pddg_admin | Apr 27, 2023 | Legal Developments and News
The California Court of Appeal recently rejected a contractor’s attempt to use a Public Contract Code statute to overcome a district’s argument that the contractor was responsible for its means and methods of construction, where the plans and specifications gave the...
by pddg_admin | Mar 29, 2023 | Legal Developments and News
Beginning January 1, 2023, all newly constructed buildings shall have a solar photovoltaic (PV) system installed, and all buildings required to have a PV system shall also have a battery storage system. On February 22, 2023, the Division of the State Architect (DSA)...
by pddg_admin | Mar 28, 2023 | Legal Developments and News
On March 22 the Supreme Court in Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools, 598 U.S. ___ (2023) unanimously sided with a disabled student to find that the IDEA’s exhaustion requirements do not apply when the student is seeking only damages under the Americans with Disabilities...
by pddg_admin | Feb 14, 2023 | Legal Developments and News
Senate Bill No. 216 (“SB 216”) went into effect as of January 1, 2023, amending section 7125 of the Business and Professions Code concerning workers’ compensation insurance requirements. Previously, section 7125 required only roofing contractors (C-39 license) to...
by pddg_admin | Jan 17, 2023 | Legal Developments and News
Effective January 1, 2023, the bid threshold for contracts awarded by school districts competitively bid pursuant to Public Contract Code (PCC) section 20111(a) increased from $99,100 to $109,300 (link available here). The California Community Colleges Chancellor’s...
