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Estate Planning: A Call to Action

DO IT FOR THOSE YOU LOVE

Forgive me for preaching, but…

You NEED a Plan! If not for yourself, for those you love.

You NEED to give instructions for if and when you are disabled by Alzheimer’s or otherwise and for end of life decisions. If not for you, for those you love.

You NEED to organize your papers, passwords and other information so your family has easier access during a time of stress, grief and crisis. If not for you, for those you love

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Capitol Connection Q&A for Contractors - Week of September 7, 2015

By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.

Can you walk right in, sit right down and take the license exam? A General wants to get off the ‘asphalt’ and set up a ‘concrete’ detour, while a handyman walks the line, only occasionally running over the rules…

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Company Hit with Largest I-9 Paperwork Penalties to Date

By Roy Maurer, 8/3/2015, Society of Human Resource Management

Failure to thoroughly complete form I-9 paperwork has led to a fine of $605,250—the largest amount ever ordered—for an events-planning company, serving as a reminder that employers need to be taking I-9 compliance very seriously.

On July 8, 2015, the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO), which has jurisdiction to review civil penalties for I-9 violations, ordered Hartmann Studios to pay the fine for mo

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Capitol Connection Q&A for Contractors - Week of August 31, 2015

By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.

While our focus is often California and contractors working the Golden State, we also work over the borders. From our far northern neighbor to next door in the Silver State, these questions come from contractors putting miles on their licenses…

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Developers pitch nearly 400 units near Oakland's Lake Merritt - SF Business Times

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Contractor's License Will Be Suspended for Failure to Report a Judgment

By Kenneth S. Grossbart
Abdulaziz, Grossbart & Rudman

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Seiberlich Accountancy Corp August Newsletter

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Fremont warehouse sale shows red-hot industrial market - SF Business Times

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Capitol Connection Q&A for Contractors - Week of August 24, 2015

By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.

What is ‘lost’ can be found! An Oregon contractor heads south alone, and while you may be a ‘stud’ contractor in another state it’s a little harder to make the same claim for work in California…