If utilizing Independent Contractors is part of your business model, make sure they pass the ABC test.  The state Assembly passed a bill on May 29 that would make it harder for companies to label workers as independent contractors instead of employees, a common...

AB 5, the labor-backed bill to put the Dynamex decision in statute, cleared the Assembly Appropriations Committee in early May and will soon be heard by the full Assembly. Amendments were added to the bill to provide for a general exception for licensed professionals...

BY RICHARD MENEGHELLO There’s no way to sugarcoat this one. Today the 9th Circuit handed a big loss to gig economy companies by concluding that last year’s Dynamex decision from the California Supreme Court and its wide-reaching ABC test should be applied...

Over the last few years, California, and in particular the Central Valley, have experienced widespread drought-like conditions. As such, the City and County of Fresno are currently updating their Water Shortage Contingency Plan and aspects of this plan affect the...

As part of CPSA’s ongoing efforts on the pool pump rebate program the Association had another call today with SCE. The purpose of the call was to follow up the response letter CPSA sent to Edison when the utility turned down the Industry’s initial offer to restore the...

As the weeklong Legislative Spring Recess comes to an end, we prepare for the return to session and the many deadlines that lie ahead. On April 22, the Legislature reconvenes their work facing a deadline on April 26 for policy committees to hear bills that have a...

On April 8, the California Energy Commission and California Public Utilities Commission held a joint hearing on the issue of building decarbonization. Both state agencies have opened procedures on this issue looking at what the state can do to further reduce...

Genesis SWD Master, Dave Peterson, interviews new CPSA Executive Director, Michelle Kavanaugh.

Many years ago, SPEC, now CPSA, was founded in part to respond to a proposed ban on gas fired pool heaters. Now, 40 years later, the swimming pool and spa industry may be facing another challenge on the same topic. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)...