Capitol Connection Q&A for Contractors - Week October 6, 2014
By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.
Your Qualifier just called and quit, what now? We ‘bond’ with a young contractor who is following in his father’s footsteps. We ‘re-member’ rules on a ‘limited’ question about names, but first new law brings new opportunity for contractors ready to travel…
Employers May Need To Evaluate Hiring Practices As "Ban-the-Box" Laws Increase
By Christopher S. Alvarez, Attorney at Law, Cook | Brown LLP
As a growing number of states, cities, and counties enact laws preventing employers from asking up front about a job applicant’s criminal history, multijurisdictional employers may need to evaluate whether to remove the criminal history question from their job applications altogether.
Capitol Connection Q&A for Contractors - Week of September 29, 2014
By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.
After more than 25 years assisting contractors, some questions still come up time and again. That’s primarily a result of several factors; including rumor, misunderstanding or misinterpretation of the law. The rules and regulations written are complex, and the way they are interpreted by the CSLB always a factor. As experts working daily with these regulations we know that what’s written doesn’t always mean the same thing to different people reading it…
Protecting Your Rights On A Public Works Project
By Kenneth S. Grossbart, Abdulaziz, Grossbart & Rudman
Capitol Connection Q&A for Contractors - Week of September 15, 2014
By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.
While we are the experts on contractor’s licensing even I can’t explain some of the rules on the book. I ‘sign’ on this time with a ‘specialized’ question that has no answer! …
Q: What makes plumbers, electrical sign contractors and well drillers so special that they require additional license displays (name, address, license, bigger lettering) when advertising than a "normal" contractor?