The 2019 California Building Codes go into effect 1-1-2020. Over the last several months virtually every city in the state has added the 2019 updates to their agendas and has approved them for implementation starting the first of the year. These include new plumbing,...

As the New Year approaches, new laws will become effective, and few are as anticipated of having an impact as AB 5 (Gonzalez) to implement the “ABC test” standard for determining independent contractor classification. This Employment Status Law will take effect on...

On August 30, 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 1804, which requires employers to immediately report any serious occupational illness, injury, or death to the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, by telephone or by an online mechanism to...

CPSA’s was integral in helping to restore the pool pump rebate program for the industry.  SCE agreed to offer reinstate rebates for Variable Speed Pool Pumps through qualifying distributors in April 2019. This offer was open to any interested distributors who sell...

Over the last few months, we have seen almost every city and county adopt the new 2019 California Building Codes. Unfortunately, a number of cities are also proposing or enacting so-called “Reach Codes” that amend the standard building codes adopted by the California...

California Pool & Spa Association (CPSA) Board Chair, Jerry Wallace, published a commentary last week responding to the Sierra Club’s call for a ban on natural gas. In an article by Cal Matters, one of the leading news and issue publications written for State...

The California State Legislature adjourned the 2019 legislative session in the early morning hours of September 14. Legislators are scheduled to return to the Capitol on January 6, 2020, for the second year of California’s two-year legislative session.This year...

By Jim Paretti, Michael J. Lotito, Bruce Sarchet, and Patrick C. StokesOn September 18, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law sweeping legislation—Assembly Bill 5 (A.B. 5)—that will dramatically reshape the contours of California’s workforce and...

By Michelle Kavanaugh – Executive Director, California Pool & Spa AssociationAs the new Executive Director of the California Pool & Spa Association, I think about why a person would invest in a membership often.  After all, the focus for my position is to...