Contractors working on a public works project valued at $30,000 or more have an obligation to hire apprentices. With few exceptions…
CA DIR Hiring Apprentices Q&A
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DIR’s Abuse of Power – $218,000 Fine Dropped to $0
Contractor Clark & Sullivan Builders, Inc. (“C&S”) worked on the Folsom Lake College Industrial Facility Phase 1B (“the Project”) in…
$148k DIR Fine – Failure to File DAS 140-142 Forms
Affected subcontractor Doug Parks, individually dba Doug Parks and Son Plumbing (Parks) submitted a timely request…
Do I Have to Submit DIR Certified Payrolls
Is the electronic certified payroll reporting system the only way to submit certified payroll records to the Labor Commissioner…
What are the Responsibilities of a CA Awarding Body
Duty to include notice of contractor and subcontractor registration requirement in all bid and contract documents, and duty not…
DIR Fines Contractor $14k for Not Submitting DAS-140
Affected contractor GRFCO, Inc. (GRFCO) submitted a request for review of a Determination of Civil Penalty (Determination)..
What are Federal Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wages
Coverage is extended to construction contracts awarded directly by the federal government or financially assisted under any…
DIR $10,200 Penalty Dropped – Worker Lack of Credibility
Contractor United GLI, Inc. (“GLI”) worked on the West Shores High School Athletic Field Improvement Project (“Project”) in Imperial…
DIR Assesses $110k Fine for Misclassification of Workers
Affected contractor Solar Blue West, Inc. (Solar Blue) requested review of a Civil Wage and Penalty Assessment (Assessment) issued by…
How to Correct DIR eCPR Mistakes
Submitting corrections after you have submitted a payroll record in the Online Form, you can still make corrections to the…
Do I Have to Hire Apprentices on Public Works Contracts
In general, for covered projects for the purpose of determining whether a contractor has properly requested an apprentice, all…
CA DIR – What’s An Awarding Body
An awarding body is the entity that awards a contract for public works and is sometimes known as the project owner. The awarding…
DIR’s $42k Fine Dropped to $4k. Why?
Affected subcontractor Horn Electric Corporation (“Horn”) submitted a timely request for review of a Civil Wage and…
CA DIR Employing Apprentices Q&A
An apprentice is someone who has signed an agreement with an employer, an approved apprenticeship program or program…
$149K DIR Fine – Failure to Submit Payroll Records
Affected contractor, Hobbs Construction, Inc. (Hobbs) submitted a timely request for review of the Civil Wage and Penalty Assessment…
CA DIR Contractor Registration Q&A
A public works contractor is anyone who bids on or enters into a contract to perform work that requires the payment of prevailing…
CA DIR Residential vs Commercial Wage Determinations
Projects consisting of single-family homes and apartments up to and including four stories are subject to payment of prevailing wages…
California DIRs Apprentice Hiring Requirements
Contractors working on a public works project valued at $30,000 or more have an obligation to hire apprentices. With few exceptions…
CA Workers Rights On A Public Works Project
For work on a project in California paid for by the public, you must be paid “prevailing wage,” a special kind of minimum wage…
$7,200 DIR Fine Dropped – Failure to Dispatch Apprentices
Subcontractor East Bay Floor Covering, Inc. (East Bay) work performed on the East Bay on the Hotel Isabel Remodel Project (Project) for..
DIR $635K Fine – Tax and Insurance Fraud
Five defendants were arraigned on April 12, 2016, for committing over $635,000 in tax and insurance fraud and failing to pay…
