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From Phil Vermeulen, Legislative Advocate, Golden State Builders Exchanges

The California Department of Industrial Relations’ Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DIR/DOSH), also known as Cal/OSHA, is providing 2014’s notification to all employers to post the annual summary of all work-related injuries and illnesses (Form 300A). The form must be posted at their place of business from February 1 through April 30.

By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.

You may not use it now, plan to keep it in its current form; add to or subtract from it, but your contractor’s license is golden, and the result of hard work and study. These contractors illustrate how changes in life and business can affect your licensing…

By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.

While ignorance of the laws is no excuse, as we are often taught as children, the multi-layered complexity of contractor’s regulation in California is not an easy lesson. With full-time work as licensed contractors it helps ease the load just knowing you have an expert ‘on call’ when the inevitable question comes up about breaking those rules. As readers know, sometimes those ‘rule’ breakers are looking for a competitive edge, legal or not…

By Mark J. Rice, Construction Attorney

You remember what they say about how laws are made? That it’s like sausage – tasty, but you do not want to see how it’s made. Well, that really is not close to accurate. The process of legislation is more like Tofu – no matter how you dress it up, its still Tofu, bland and tasteless, still ugly to watch being made, and ultimately, no substitute for a good Kielbasa with sauerkraut, relish and mustard, swilled down with a hearty IPA watching the game at the Flatiron.

By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.

While many trades have become more specialized others have ‘drifted’ into portions of other skilled work. That has raised the confusion levels among many contractors about what is now allowed within their scope of work. Sales and installation of some products have also triggered misunderstandings about who can do what with which license. That’s why we’re the experts answering those questions because, as we have always noted, knowledge is power…