Under California law, contractors and materialmen may record a mechanics’ lien against real property when improvements are made “at the instance” of the owner or his agent. But what happens if the improvements are made “at the instance” of a landlord’s tenant and the tenant is later unable to pay? Generally, if the property is [...]
Archive for December, 2011
Reading the Tea Leaves on California Supreme Court’s Upcoming Meal and Rest Break Decision
By James Denison
Thursday, December 8th, 2011
California employers’ policies regarding when workers take meal and rest breaks have been the subject of much litigation affecting many industries, including the construction industry. Regardless of whether an employer took measures to make meal and rest breaks available to employees, plaintiffs’ lawyers argued that the employer did not go far enough – that the [...]
