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from J. Kevin Pedrotti, Legislative Advocate for the Golden State Builders Exchanges

September 13, 2013

This report is being completed on the last day of the first year of the two-year legislative session. The Governor now has 30 days (October 13) to act on legislation that has reached his desk.  A future update will highlight new laws that go into effect on January 1, 2014.

By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.

While the law in contractor’s regulation is black and white, how those words are interpreted has always been a ‘gray’ area where expert advice is often advised. Can a Sole Proprietor keep some parts of his license active while also qualifying someone else?  Maybe, maybe not as we all learn from his question…

By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.

As suggested at the end of this column, knowledge or knowing is power, especially when you keep it under your hat! From our ‘fencing’ lesson we ‘brush’ up on some “C-33” rules for a consumer and then ‘identify’ an issue for Arizona license applicants to consider before heading south…

By Bruce D. Rudman
Abdulaziz, Grossbart & Rudman

A recent case, United States for the Use and Benefit of Air Control Technologies Inc. v. Pre Con Industries, Inc., from the US Court of Appeals addressed the statute of limitations with respect to the Miller Act. We thought it may be of interest to highlight some differences with Federal public works claims.
 

from Brad Diede, Executive Director, California Professional Association of Specialty Contractors (CALPASC)