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By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.

Paperless office? Not on Earth! Keeping documentation to prove a point is often required. As our first aspiring contractor will learn having a ‘paper trail’ is an issue that may make or break his dream of getting licensed. We help clear the air obscuring an opportunity for solar work across the border before sharing a tip on reducing costs in becoming an LLC in California…

from Kevin Pedrotti, Golden State Builders Exchanges

Legislation has been introduced for the 2013-14 legislative year. Actual numbers are down from previous sessions, but still many issues to attend to.  The Assembly introduced 1376 regular session bills and the Senate 813. This does not include resolutions or Special Session bills on health care reform.

By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.
 
When contractors must be on-the-job you can count on the Capitol Connection to keep you up on the latest meeting of the California Contractor’s State License Board. We learned a great deal of interest to contractors directly related to getting paid…

From Larry Levy, Employee Relations Management

There are three laws that went into effect in 2012 (addressed in my H.R. Alert November 2011) that may have fallen off your radar screen and I want to remind you of their importance. Violation(s) of any will result in severe financial penalties.

Wage Protection for New Non-exempt Employees

By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.

 We assist contractors, industry officials and many attorneys that serve the construction world. These ‘lessons’ are best learned when someone else has the problem, before you become one.  Keeping your CA contractor’s license up-to-date is the first rule. It’s often ‘lock, stock and barrel’ when buying a business, but what about using the existing contractor’s license? As businesses take advantage of the new LLC opportunity in CA there is also a new learning curve…