In This Article:

1. Alameda County Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee v. Roadway Electrical Works Inc., 186 Cal. App. 4th 185 (1st Dist. June 2010)

A general contractor and its electrical subcontractor working on the project to rebuild the Bay Bridge were sued by various electrical unions, electrical contractors, and electrical contractors' associations. The plaintiffs asserted claims for unfair and unlawful competition under Business and Professions Code Section 17200 claiming that that defendants were using unauthorized workers to perform work that called for certified electricians under Labor Code Section 3099. The defendants succeeded in obtaining the dismissal of the lawsuit by arguing that the plaintiffs' claims raised issues with respect to the proper classification of workers, that it was up to the Department of Industrial Relations ("DIR") in the first instance to determine the scope of work that must be performed by certified electricians, and that plaintiffs had failed to exhaust their administrative remedies with the DIR before filing suit......

2. Azusa Land Partners v. Department of Industrial Relations, 191 Cal. App. 4th 1 (2d Dist. Dec. 2010)

The private developer of a planned residential community reached an agreement with the City of Azusa regarding the public infrastructure that would be required as a condition of approval of the proposed planned community. The infrastructure included a school, park, streets, storm drains, sewers, utilities, and other improvements, all of which were estimated to cost $147 million to construct. Roughly one-half of the cost would be financed through Mello-Roos bonds; the other half was to be paid from private funds.....