CALPASC Responds To California Commissioner's Training For Investigators On Public Works Projects

News provided by

California Professional Association of Specialty Contractors (CALPASC)

23 Apr, 2013, 01:39 ET

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 works investigators are "trained to investigate all aspects of state prevailing wage and apprenticeship law, which will protect workers and law-abiding contractors and ensure apprentices are properly trained and used on public works projects."

In response to the release, Brad Diede, Executive Director, California Professional Association of Specialty Contractors (CALPASC), issued the following comments:

"CALPASC and a coalition of construction associations, both signatory and non-signatory, have advocated strongly for state agencies to streamline their operations and better focus to more efficiently catch construction contractors who skirt the law.

"The Department's focus on training investigators continues to pay off in apprehending unscrupulous contractors and leveling the playing field.

"At the same time, the violation in this case appropriately highlights the fact that awarding authorities and general contractors should take heed and hire legitimate contractors or they also may be found liable.

"Legitimate contractors need and deserve the work and, as the economy improves, they deserve the chance to compete fairly rather than being disadvantaged by having to compete with contractors who intentionally attempt to sidestep laws, rules and regulations.

"We appreciate the efforts of the Department.  As law-abiding contractors, CALPASC members rely on state and local agencies to sharpen their focus and trainings designed to stop dishonest general contractors and subcontractors from breaking the law."

CONTACT:   
Brad Diede
Executive Director, CALPASC
(916) 973-2925

SOURCE California Professional Association of Specialty Contractors (CALPASC)

PRN Top Stories Newsletters

Sign up to get PRN’s top stories and curated news delivered to your inbox weekly!

Thank you for subscribing!

By signing up you agree to receive content from us.
Our newsletters contain tracking pixels to help us deliver unique content based on each subscriber's engagement and interests. For more information on how we will use your data to ensure we send you relevant content please visit our PRN Consumer Newsletter Privacy Notice. You can withdraw your consent at any time in the footer of every email you'll receive. Mit Ihrer Anmeldung erklären Sie sich damit einverstanden, Inhalte von uns zu erhalten.
Unsere Newsletter enthalten Zählpixel, die die Lieferung einzigartiger Inhalte in Bezug auf das Abonnement und die Interessen der einzelnen Abonnenten ermöglichen. Weitere Informationen über die Verwendung Ihrer Daten im Hinblick auf die Zusendung von relevanten Inhalten, finden Sie in unserer PRN Consumer Newsletter Privacy Notice. Ihre Zustimmung können Sie jederzeit in der Fußzeile jeder erhaltenen E-Mail widerrufen. En vous inscrivant à la newsletter, vous consentez à la réception de contenus de notre part.
Notre newsletter contient des pixels espions nous permettant la fourniture à chaque abonné, d’un contenu unique en lien avec ses souscriptions et intérêts. Pour de plus amples informations sur l’utilisation faite de vos données en vue de l’envoi des contenus concernés, nous vous invitons à consulter la politique de confidentialité disponible à partir du lien suivant PRN Consumer Newsletter Privacy Notice. Vous pouvez à tout moment revenir sur votre consentement par le biais des informations situées au bas de chaque e-mail reçu. Регистрирайки се, Вие се съгласявате да получавате информационно съдържание от нас. Нашите бюлетини съдържат проследяващи пиксели, които ни помагат да предоставяме уникално съдържание въз основа на ангажираността и интересите на всеки абонат. За повече информация относно начина, по който ще използваме Вашите данни, за да гарантираме, че Ви изпращаме подходящо съдържание, моля, направете справка с нашето Уведомление за поверителност на потребителския бюлетин на PRN. Можете да оттеглите съгласието си по всяко време в долния колонтитул на всеки от имейлите, които ще получите.