As many of you know, Greg Dineen & Associates was approached to help the racing industry when the California Highway Patrol (CHP) decided to revoke it’s withholding of enforcement on over-length trailers without any warning to the racing industry. The CHP then showed up at a race and cited all of the teams (and […]
On July 11th the Obama Administration imposed duties on steel pipe coming from South Korea and seven other countries. The duties ranged from 9.89% to 15.75%. The majority of the pipe is used in the oil industry.
“When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe.” – John Muir And so it goes….with U.S. EPA regulations on coal fired power plants. After the EPA rids the country of coal-burning power plants, they will be coming after the concrete industry. Concrete is the […]
Employers possibly even outside of California will be dealing with another new labor law next July 1 – three days of paid sick leave is now required for almost all workers. In a public bill signing ceremony by Gov. Jerry Brown, in Los Angeles earlier this month Gov. Brown proclaimed that, “Whether you’re a dishwasher […]
At 3:20 A.M. on August 24, when something woke me from a deep sleep, my bed began to shake and I heard what sounded like my windows cracking. “Earthquake!” I yelled as the family congregated in the hallway to watch the hanging ceiling light continue to sway for at least 3 minutes. I instantly went […]
California courts can’t seem to burden employers enough. Last month it was mandatory provided and paid for meal and rest breaks for truck drivers. This month it is cell phone use and expenses. What’s next? In an August 12th decision, a Los Angeles based State Appeals Court ruled that employers must pay their employees a […]
Dead Before it Even Got Going! Interstate Batteries Program Cancelled Unfortunately, we are up against dealer politics within Interstate Batteries. Apparently. While the Interstate battery program was being pushed at a corporate level, it was totally dependent on the local Interstate dealers and whether or not they wanted to go along with the CCTA small […]
When the LA Ports “Clean Truck” Concession Agreement scheme was hatched in 2007, everyone involved understood the games and politics that were being played behind the scenes. Under the moniker of “clean air at all cost”, as diesel emissions were claimed back then to cause 18,000 premature deaths annually in California, these incessant health claims […]
The Bill caps a 6 year effort by Dems, it will make it a requirement next July 1, to provide and pay most employees for at least 3 sick days each year Well, there never seems to be a shortage of bad news if you’re an employer, and this month is no exception. Along with […]
On July 14, we sent a letter to DIR questioning this new $300 tax to work on a Public Works construction job site as a result of yet another labor backed bill. Promptly on August 4, DIR sent a response back to us saying that “Yes” all workers employed by contractors and subcontractors in the […]
