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BULLETIN! Reminder! Post Your Cal/OSHA 300A Log February 1 - April 30 Let's break it down... California law requires employers to post the Cal/OSHA Form 300A Annual Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses from February 1 to April 30 of the year following the year covered by the form. That means your 2025 Form 300A should be posted February 1 through April 30, 2026. Display it in a conspicuous area where notices to employees are customarily located. Make a copy of the form available to employees at each worksite and to employees that do not have a fixed establishment to which [...]

BULLETIN! SB-294: The Workplace Know Your Rights Act Senate Bill (SB) 294, known as the Workplace Know Your Rights Act, has officially passed and requires immediate employer attention. Under the Act, employers must provide employees with a mandatory workplace rights notice on or before February 1, 2026, and annually thereafter. The law also grants employees the right to designate an emergency contact, who must be notified by the employer if the employee is arrested or detained while at work. Finally, employers are required to maintain records for at least three years documenting when and how the required notices were distributed. Let's [...]

ALERT! CALL TO ACTION Support SB 61 – Cap Private Project Retention at 5% MCAC proudly supports SB 61 (Cortese), which would cap retention on private construction projects at 5%. MCAC Support letter here. Now, we need your voice. ➡ Help Secure the Governor’s Signature on SB 61. The Mason Contractors Association of California (MCAC) urges members to take action in support of SB 61 (Cortese) — a bill that would cap retention on private construction projects at 5%, aligning with long-standing policy in the public sector. This is not new ground for MCAC. We’ve consistently advocated for fair retention [...]

ALERT! Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) Reporting is Off-Again: Update as of March 27, 2025 FinCEN Removes Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements for U.S. Companies and U.S. Persons, Sets New Deadlines for Foreign Companies. On March 21, 2025 the U.S. Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an interim final rule removing the requirement for U.S. companies and U.S. persons to report beneficial ownership information (BOI) under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). In that interim final rule, FinCEN revises the definition of “reporting company” in its implementing regulations to mean only those entities that are formed under the law of a foreign [...]

California's wildfire 'season' has become a year‐round proposition and state leaders, scientists, and other stakeholders are looking for solutions. Two efforts currently in play contemplate buildings and structures as an opportunity to improve our communities' fire resilience. Masonry needs to be at the forefront of these discussions, and we are working with our industry partners to put them there. Wildfire Resilient Structures Conference (WIRES) by UC Davis In May 2021 MCAC received an invitation from UC Davis asking about our interest to be part of a fire resilient structures conference that would include building officials, government representatives, architects, engineers, researchers, [...]