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New California Law Caps Retention for Private Construction Projects

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California has enacted Senate Bill 61 (“SB-61”), a significant piece of legislation that directly impacts owners and developers of private construction projects in the state. Signed into law on July 24, 2025, SB-61...more

Meyers Nave

Timely Payment of Arbitration Fees—If You Snooze, You Lose!

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Imagine this: You have worked with your attorney on crafting the perfect arbitration agreement. You have an issue that goes to arbitration and are in the middle of arbitrating when you get notified that the arbitration is...more

Allen Matkins

How to Prepare for 5% Retention in California Construction Contracts

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With Governor Newsom’s signature to Senate Bill No. 61 on July 14, 2025, California joined a growing number of states that have passed legislation to cap the amount of retention that owners, contractors, and subcontractors...more

Greenberg Glusker LLP

Counting to 10: Simpler in Kindergarten than in Proposition 65

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California’s Proposition 65 (“Prop. 65”) requires businesses to provide warnings for any products that contain certain levels of chemicals determined by the State of California to cause cancer or reproductive harm. Prop. 65...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

California Contractor Compliance: Filling the Federal, EO-Created Void

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As federal policies shift from affirmative action and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives — particularly through Executive Order 14173, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” which...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California’s “Auto Renewal Law” Takes Effect on July 1

Amendments to California’s Automatic Renewal Law (ARL) will take effect on July 1, 2025. Enacted in September 2024 through Assembly Bill No. 2863, the amendments expand disclosure, consent, and cancellation obligations for...more

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Service Franchisors: New Rules in California for Automatic Renewals July 1st

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From streaming services and gym memberships to software vendor agreements and e-commerce franchises, automatic contract renewals are common occurrences. Currently, California law protects consumers regarding automatic renewal...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Navigating the California AI Transparency Act: New Contract Requirements

Companies that create or produce a generative AI system with more than 1 million monthly users face new contracting requirements intended to help California users identify AI-generated content. On September 1, 2024,...more

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