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well alrighty good morning guys before we leave the great state of Arizona for a

while I stopped back in here in my favorite little dump station here in

Yuma then go ahead and top off the water don't need to dump the tanks but like to

have fifty eight gallons before we get too far into California also get gas

because I think gas prices are gonna jump 50 to 70 cents a gallon in

California so alright goodbye Arizona you are a beautiful spot and I'm glad I

got to see a lot of a lot of really neat good stuff happened in Arizona and

there's many more memories to make in other states as well so let's go for a

ride today guys Jax how excited are you for new adventures

cat excited okay

okay man here we go and see this blue sign coming up here on the right

welcome to California entering Pacific time

all right

California may not be one of the best states to move dog in because the big

cities but you know I'm gonna find Harvey friendly response it's just in my

nature we'll figure it out guys Jax we hit an

inspection station here hide the catnip hide the catnip Jax

I've got apples from Arizona Walmart Oh yep get it

so apparently apples from Arizona are okay but I don't know what they're I

don't know what they don't want flashbacks of route 66 rode here kind of

frontage road and what the heck do we have here this is the city of Felicia

felicity listen center of the world felicity

California I see all sorts of Flags Mexico Arizona Canada what do we have

here this is interesting so I love stopping at stuff that most people would

just buy pass on the highway and never look over did anybody even know that

felicity California is dubbed the official centre of the world I guess

yeah just kind of randomly out here in the middle of the Sonora Desert

so to mark it from the aerial I can't fly my drone here it says it's

restricted but there's a shot of what it looks like here and they do have a

museum look at the spiral staircase to nowhere there is a plaque I'll read it

to you right there it says escalier de origen Tour Eiffel

1889 well sitting down trying to get my bearings straight I'm not really sure

where the entrance is oh is it that way no you know what this is guys this is a

sundial this is a working this is a very unique one though I think that's

supposed to be a replica bust of Michelangelo's finger pointing from the

painting interesting so this has something to do with the French I don't

want to sit in they've got like an hour-long DVD you can watch but anyway

this is a tribute to like the French Legion stuff and that staircase that I

showed you that that is actually from the Eiffel Tower that's part of the

original staircase at the bottom of the Eiffel Tower brought over here to this

continent right here in the center of the world so so there's a lot of granite

put out here in the middle of the desert their pyramid an extra $5 to go inside

okay Wow Wow that's neat Oh somebody already paid and

left the door open so we can peek in for free cool

so all these banks the pyramids represent something else like this is

just the history of California and the history of Arizona on each side that one

across the way is for the Korean War so there's some older stuff here too

history of the United States of America 1776 now we're talking so these are all

laser engraved I guess they would have to be to withstand the heavy wind and

sand and the Sonora Desert is considered the one of the hottest places in the

country here it gets brutally brutally hot in this area of the desert

hey it's a Liberty Bell they're like what a smaller version replica of it at

least cool

but we'll head up to the church real quick the history of humanity

I guess that's still a work in progress oh so hot out here in the desert

Oh sometimes people watch some of my older videos like when I'm out in places

like these in the winter but they don't realize it they don't look at the date

they're like how could you be out there how could you leave Jack's in the RV

because it's 67 degrees out here in the winter oh yeah

you wouldn't find me in a place like this in the summer that's for sure

here's the church the church on the hill at felicity well I do like the blue

doors the maze of honor so it is a maze but I'm too short to see over I'm gonna

hold the camera over and see if you guys can see anything I don't know what it

symbolizes or anything but yeah wow this is a maze in well while more laser

inscribed dedications and stuff oh look here's the pet wall some kitty cats and

snakes and dogs

I'm really lost ah okay I made it alright let's get back

on the road I got an email from Walmart and Brawley my package is ready for

pickup there

we are literally on a highway built right over the Sonoran Desert that is

interesting I don't know if you can see that the

dust that we have blowing the sand over the highway

it's pretty neat well we're getting off the interstate

here I know Asha pendemonium was here a few weeks ago the Imperial sans dune

Recreation Area popular spot for ATVs he'll go right up in here but you need a

permit of some kind and to use it and camp overnight

so I pulled off here in a nice little shady spot you know non-fee area a free

area of the dunes this is a historical site that I'm at here we'll go walk over

here I know this is hard to see but if you want to pause it there on the plaque

and read it it says plank road 1914 to 1927 this is a replica here that you can

stand to walk but if we look up here there's part of the original remaining

we'll go get a little closer here I read a little bit of the board back there and

it says that this plank was built out here in the desert in the early 1900s to

lure people from Los Angeles to San Diego as a nicer Road than the desert ok

really windy out here guys but but there you go

so planks and steel almost like railroad ties all the way up hmm so this is going

to be my my pitstop guys my spot I'm here at the Walmart in Brawley

California and it may be some time before I see another Walley world here

so got a stock up because I need TP for my bunghole

and groceries and another little tip here like I said I'm picking up my anti

wobbler I could not find that device at Tractor Supply in fact they have no idea

what I'm talking about at Tractor Supply when I say an anti wobbler for the hitch

no idea not even in their catalog but I did a search on Walmart just out of the

blue and had like 9 results and two of the nine anti wobblers are eligible for

free store delivery so I use the Walmart pickup services a lot on the road

especially if I know where I'm gonna be in the next four to six days that's what

I did and so I go in show my ID they scan the

barcode on my phone that says order pickup since I already pay with my debit

card it's just an quick in-and-out to pick it up and so I'll go do that and do

my shopping and then once I get parked for the night at the campground I'll

install that and show you the difference okay interesting a lot has happened this

afternoon that I was not planning on but everything is awesome right now

because I was waiting for Angela we were gonna go to the campground together from

here and so I just decided you know what the heck I'm gonna take all the bill of

sale and the title and odometer and everything over to the DMV here in

Brawley California and just see what happens and I gotta be honest with you

guys it was easy it was so much better than

Washington you have no idea how lucky you are and I know people complain from

California about the DMV's ridiculous rules and stuff but come on the only way

this would have got done for me in Washington state because the odometer

read it they don't accept what what Californians do for the odometer

verification you can't print the form and they won't mail you the form you

have to go to an office and get it printed on their special boid proof

paper then you got to fly back to California with a notary sit down with

the previous owner sign it get it notarized and then hand-deliver that

back to Washington State that's the only way I can get it titled and registered

in Washington State so now I'm good through July that it's already in my

name it already has California plates so I don't have to get new plates it's

already past emissions last year so I have now till July to put it to put it

in Washington state plates so they're mailing the title back to Washington

State we'll be there in three weeks I just need to take the title in and to

get motorcycle plates are there but that was just so darn easy I'm so glad I

stopped in so a little little later than I planned though now it's four o'clock

and Angela doesn't want to go to the campground I'm gonna go see her anyway

and we'll we'll plan we'll go from here because I really dodged a bullet with

getting it transferred in my name in California instead of Washington whoo

geez could today be any better of a day I am they just in a fantastic mood I

called up Geico and switched the policy over to the new bike and the premium

didn't change didn't even change which kind of surprises me it's the same exact

annual premium so and there was one concern because now Geico is worried

that my bike is is double insured which you can't do with them but I was trying

to explain it in a way because the RV full timers insurance that I

it covers anything on the RV so if I were towing a car it wouldn't count but

because it's up on the hitch I have an extra $3,000 replacement insurance

policy on the RV which includes the bike itself that doesn't work on the road

obviously but if somebody ran into me when I was parked or if a tree fell or

something like that so anyway it's all good I already printed off my ID cards

with my printer on board 100% good to go so and there's the anti wobbler in this

box here I'll just show you what's going on I think I already showed this stand

back here see this see all that play that's not this that's just the wiggle

room between where the hitch goes into the receiver that's how you're getting

all of this wobble so that's why you need one of these and they're hard to

find but like I said they are available at Walmart and if you're carrying

anything on the back of your RV or truck or something you might want one after

you see how well this works so I'll put a link below in the video description

for this Walmart version which they ship to your house or site to store all

righty got her all installed there it is preventing wobble that's what it's doing

so they can put my foot on it still show you guys so it's moving a lot less

there's still some shake but it's in the hitch as strongly as it can get and I'm

happy with it what more can you ask for one of the thing I want to talk about is

the lights not blocked right not blocked over here

you know what partially blocked by the tire so I mean a license plate no matter

what is not going to be blocked but see how get farther back here so I got a

plan to fix that too what I'm gonna do is get some exterior lights the ones

that hook you into the connections down here and then I'll mount them here on

the corners of this next to the tire right here the ones with the signal turn

signals and the brake lights and the running lights and all that

just to make sure so I'm gonna start looking at Amazon tonight for those

because I didn't realize that the tire technically is kind of blocking some of

the visuals of this until then I will do all of my turn signals out the window

and brake lighting out the window just to make sure because California is weird

and they might be kind of picky about that so anyway guys have a good night

Jax and I are gonna be back on the road with some new adventures here to come in

a couple days have a good night okay

For more infomation >> Center of the World ~ Sonoran Desert California - Duration: 15:02.

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What You Need To Know: New California Labor Code Section 218.7 - Duration: 11:31.

Ernest C. Brown: Last October, California Governor Jerry Brown approved a major new

change to California's labor code.

It's Section 218.7.

For all California construction contracts signed after January 1, 2018, general contractors

will be directly responsible for the wages owed to workers of their subcontractors at

any tier.

This is a substantial change to California labor law.

In the past, only a first-tier subcontractor had contract rights of action against the

general.

The mechanic's lien stopped notice and bond laws only provided indirect rights of action

against the property, the amounts owed the contractor or surety.

And those rights have pretty quick time limits and rigorous procedural protections.

The new law was designed to crack down on subs who pay workers off the books, withhold

benefits and properly categorized employees as independent contractors, or otherwise,

shortchange their paychecks.

My name is Ernest Brown, and for the last 38 years, I've been a construction lawyer

in California and a licensed professional civil engineer.

I've worked on a lot of the largest projects in California including Santa Ana's John Wayne

Airport, which is about 300 million at that time, and the Carquinez Bridge, which connects

Highway 80 between San Francisco and Sacramento.

Joining me today is Paul Rodriguez.

Paul is the regional managing director of Aon Corporation based in Los Angeles, heading

up their construction group.

Aon is a leading global professional firm providing a broad range of risk, health and

retirement solutions, but they have particular strengths in the construction industry.

And Paul, thank you for being here today.

Paul Rodriguez: Thanks, Ernest.

Ernest C. Brown: I wanted to start with a brief overview of the changes to Section 218.7,

this new section of the labor code.

The California Labor Commissioner is empowered now to bring an action under specified statute

or a civil action to enforce the liability of a contractor to pay their subcontractors,

employees.

The third party owed fringe or other benefits of a joint labor-management cooperation committee,

can also bring a civil action to enforce the liability against the direct contractor under

these provisions.

Generally, the contractor will not be liable for penalties, but they will generally for

interest, and in some instances, they also are reliable for attorney's fees or expert

witnesses.

Unfortunately, if they win, they don't get theirs.

It's not supposed to be enforced for a political subdivision of the state of California or

their employees.

We interpret this to mean it applies to private, not public works.

However, the language of the statute is not especially clear.

We think it may also exempt, or I should say in this case, apply to federal projects.

It follows the use of the term direct contractor, which is used in mechanic's lien law, Section

8018 and 8046, in place of what most contractors call the general contractor.

So it applies to a contractor in direct privity with the owner.

There's also a substantial new burden on private work subcontractors.

The subcontractor must now provide specific information regarding the subcontractors and

the third party's work on the project including payroll records.

Under Section I, the subcontractor needs to provide the project name, subcontractor's

address, the lower-tier subcontractor's information, the direct contractor they're working for,

and the start date duration of the project as well as the expected labor hours for the

job.

If there's a dispute about getting these records, it allows the general contractor to withhold

payment under certain circumstances.

This is well beyond the current requirement that a subcontractor provide information on

any unpaid labors, which is required under mechanic's lien law Section 8104.

This is similar to certified payrolls on state and local public works and federal jobs.

The bill would provide that these obligations and remedies are an addition to any other

remedy provided by law.

Perhaps the most important and frightening aspect of this new law is the statute of limitations.

The general contractor can be sued for up to a year after completion of the project

or cessation of labor.

The law does allow contractors to insert indemnity contract into their agreements with sub contracts,

and they can also require a bond of subcontractors for these obligations at any tier.

So Labor Code 2018.7 provides a great deal of financial risk to their contractors and

their sureties that we did not have before January 1st of this year.

Paul, what are the sureties in the insurance industry saying about this bill?

Paul Rodriguez: Well, Ernest, that you're exactly right.

There's certainly a watchful eye and concern around the ramifications of this new law to

not only their construction and general construction clients but their subcontract clients.

And this bill extends into the developer and home builder industries as well.

So, it touches a number of areas where the surety industry as well as the insurance industry

has exposure.

To begin with, they look at this law and trying to mitigate the risk as best as you can, because

ultimately, what was intended for a smaller group of constituents, with a specific set

of concerns, has broader ramifications and unintended consequences.

So the sureties and the insurance companies have put together good guidance for the contractor

clients and have collaborated with them really again, because it's early days around this

new law looking at three specific areas where there is control to be able to get ahead of

these issues.

At the end of the day, the insurance companies and the sureties, first word of advice is,

you work with legal counsel whether inside or outside to make sure that your contracts

are right.

Ernest C. Brown: I think there's going to be a lot of work for lawyers and sureties

from this law without question.

Paul Rodriguez: Absolutely.

If you look at the areas within a contract that have to be reviewed and potentially modified,

you look at things like set-off rights, indemnity and defense provisions within a contract,

performance security requirements, and the bond forms potentially that are already required,

and making sure that they align with the statute of limitations.

In many cases, you see a 90-day period on a traditional bond form around claimant issues.

This goes out a year.

So things like that where a contractor can look at their contracts and try to make sure

that they're trying to really quantify the risk that they have and work to put good language

out there that protects their interests.

Secondly, it's around subcontractor pre-qualification and then processes around payroll verification,

whether making sure that certified payroll, or looking at things, like, what sort of documentation

you're acquiring from a union standpoint to make sure that you do have validation, that

payment has been made, and all benefits have been applied around a certain project.

This only heightens the need, and as we've seen in the construction industry over the

last 10 years, the need to ensure that you're properly pre-qualifying your subcontractors,

making sure you're using best-in-class subs, and really, not so much the first-tier subs

that in many cases are very large organizations, but as you go down a level or three levels,

making sure that you're dealing with reputable firms with good processes in place.

So, we expect that the questions that come in during a tender period or an RFQ, an RFP

about a potential firm, well, the questions around subcontractor usage and the quality

of the subs are going to be heightened, and frankly, their financial strength.

Because ultimately, many of these issues ultimately come down to the paying power of that subcontractor

with their employees.

Lastly, using tools such as surety bonds or other performance security mechanisms, whether

it's liquid to security and letters of credit or cash, looking at retention, and using those

as ways to potentially mitigate a potential concern, or other vehicles such as subcontractor

to fault insurance.

Again, a product that wasn't really intended to cover this type of risk, and looking, is

there a way to potentially modify the terms and conditions of that policy to provide some

coverage or some oversight and protection, again, in a catastrophic situation.

Lastly, around traditional risk transfer mechanisms in the insurance industry, a very challenging

solution to try to put together, because a traditional insurance product was not intended

to cover these types of obligations.

And frankly, because of the frequency or lack thereof and having scale around a specific

event, the ability to aggregate the risk properly and apply premium becomes a challenge.

And truly, to quantify what that risk looks like from an insurance perspective makes it

very difficult to "insure."

Ernest C. Brown: So, then, the underwriters are going to have a bit of a challenge as

well.

Paul Rodriguez: Absolutely.

Ernest C. Brown: It's great.

Well from the legal standpoint, what we see is it will take a while to develop a law in

this area.

We don't have any cases yet.

We don't have regulations.

But things like the extent of the fringe benefits, what does that cover?

How broadly does that go?

That has been a question.

As well as the extent that subcontractors employees, how about those offsite or manufacturing

facilities that may be creating something for this project or for others?

And finally, the issue of whether or not you can have just a completely new type of risk

emerge from this, because it's such a new statute.

Did you really know what may occur, what we'll call the unknowns with regard to the statute?

But I do conclude with something I've said to Paul and his company over the years and

our clients, just a very simple little list of things to think about in this area, write

a good contract that it takes into account this new risk of employee defaults on wages

and fringe benefits.

Handle problems promptly when you think that the subcontractors, the wages are not being

paid properly, or fringes are looking a little bit different than what you expect.

Handle it at the time it comes up.

Ensure the major risks, and that includes getting surety bonds where you think you need

them.

Certainly, the most important thing is, probably, select the best subcontractors and of any

tier as well, making sure that they're financially viable, solvent, and are going to obey the

law with regard to labor and employment rules.

Keep good records, which are going to be essential to basically be able to indemnify yourself

from these subcontractors as they evolve.

And frankly, the final one is, yell for help, and you've got a great surety opportunity

here to call Aon and our firm if you do have questions in this area.

So again, Paul, thanks for coming today and sitting down with us to talk about this new

issue.

For more infomation >> What You Need To Know: New California Labor Code Section 218.7 - Duration: 11:31.

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Jones releases first data on insurance losses from Southern California wildfires - Duration: 43:17.

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