Capitol Connection Q&A for Contractors - Week of May 4, 2015
By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.
For unlicensed contractors, or anyone who tries to play ‘fast and loose’ with rules that protect workers or consumers justice will prevail. From the SWIFT Investigators seeking to ‘sting’ the unlicensed to local prosecutors protecting their consumers, contractors must beware breaking the law…
Capitol Connection Q&A for Contractors - Week of April 27, 2015
By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.
Attending conferences, CSLB Board meetings and other events important to contractors is part of my job. For many contractors seeking contracts and new bid opportunity also takes them out ‘on the road’…
Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution
By Kenneth S. Grossbart, Abdulaziz, Grossbart & Rudman
New Heat Illness Regulations Effective May 1
Changes to California’s heat illness prevention standard will take effect on May 1, in time for this year’s warmer summer weather.
Capitol Connection Q&A for Contractors - Week of April 20, 2015
By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.
When there is a question of what the law actually says people will try to exploit it to their advantage. This is important to both sides of a contract- consumer and contractor. A recent case prompted the CSLB to issue a News Release highlighting the need for consumers to understand the difference between a service and repair contract and a home improvement contract. This distinction is also crucial for licensed contractors…
Attention Plan Room Users - Chrome No Longer Supports 64 Bit Java
from Amy Rohrer, Online Plan Service, Barryhund Administrators
We have been informed that Chrome is no longer supporting the 64 bit version of Java. For now, there is a work around to fix the issue, but we are being told that the ‘flags’ used to override this setting may not be available to end users in Chrome at some point in the future.