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.
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…
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?
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