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By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.

To keep consumers safe and squash unfair competition for contractors are two of the missions of the CSLB’s Enforcement Unit, better known as SWIFT.

These agents scour the State of California looking for unlicensed individuals ‘acting’ as contractors to keep the underground economy in check while leveling the playing field for legitimate licensed contractors. As you will discover, some of those ‘playing contractors’ in this drama are often also criminals…

By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.

It might have been ‘either/or’ for our first contractor who will learn it’s really ‘neither/nor’ in his ‘General’ answer. An aspiring contractor discovers if his degree is experience enough for a license. We ‘renew’ the hopes of a contractor leaving the state that his license will ‘travel’ with him…

From Philip M. Vermeulen, Golden State Builders Exchanges Legislative Advocate

Friday, November 14, 2014

In This Update

• Local Revenue Measure Election Results
• California’s new Legislature inexperienced but has more time to adjust

Insurance Commissioner recommends lower pure premium rate than suggested by workers’ comp rating bureau