Capitol Connection Q&A for Contractors - Week of February 10, 2014
By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.
Demolishing misunderstanding while building real knowledge of contractor license law is the idea here. Two contractors’ today show why not being correct is truly not an option…
Capitol Connection Q&A for Contractors - Week of February 2, 2014
By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.
We help clarify ‘doing business as’ opportunities for contractors and steer an attorney to the only route to best serve his client and correct some mistaken impressions about foreign corporations becoming licensed in California…
Q: I see mention on the CSLB’s name change form for using a DBA, but I see no law that requires a contractor to register a DBA with the CSLB. Is there such a requirement? Where is it in the law?
Capitol Connection Q&A for Contractors - Week of January 27, 2014
By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.
Can you take the contractor’s license exam in Spanish? Urdu? Or Tagalog?
Once the Legislature creates, passes and the Governor signs off on new laws there is always further ‘give and take’ as agencies interpret what has been written into the books…
Paint Stripping Products: Safer, Less Toxic Choices Available
Many paint strippers on the market today contain methylene chloride, a toxic chemical that can cause death in workers and other users when applied in enclosed spaces (like bathrooms and tanks). Unless the correct respirators and gloves are used and there is adequate ventilation, the levels of methylene chloride vapor can build up to levels that are immediately dangerous to the user when inhaled into the lungs and/or absorbed through the skin.
Capitol Connection Q&A for Contractors - Week of January 20, 2014
By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.
Rumor; what the other guy thinks he knows; and information on the web can all be suspect when it comes to the facts on contractor’s law. The law and practices in forming LLC’s in California is one example. Another inquiry illustrates why looking for a ‘loophole’ isn’t the answer in going to work as a licensed contractor…
Capitol Connection Q&A for Contractors - Week of January 13, 2014
By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.
The New Year brings us new laws in California. A bevy of bills signed by the Governor are important to contractors this year. State legislation, taking effect January first is as common as the ball dropping in Times Square -- and 2014 is no exception.