Sacramento Update: Start of New Year – and it’s not pretty
from Kevin J.
Kalb's Q&A for Contractors
While I can guide you through the complexities of California contractor’s licensing, only you can gain the experience necessary for success. How much of that work will be accepted is always the call of CSLB staff as more than one contractor has discovered…
Q: I have a “C-27” license and applied for a General Building “B”. The Contractors Board rejected my application saying I did not have the proper experience. Would you look over what I sent them and tell me why this work doesn’t qualify me for a General Building license? Is the CSLB right?
New Laws 2008
October 20, 2008
CA Supreme Court: Subcontractors Must Reimburse Developer for Defense Costs
On July 21, 2008 the California Supreme Court issued its long awaited decision in Kirk Crawford v. Weather Shield Manufacturing, Inc. and held that under pre-2006 “Type I” indemnity clauses for residential construction projects construction subcontractors must indemnify developers for defense costs even when the subcontractor is not found to be at fault or negligent on the underlying claim.
Employee Compete Agreements – Unenforceable
From HRCalifornia Extra newsletter, August 2008, California Chamber of Commerce
The California Supreme Court confirmed that non-competition agreements are unenforceable in California. Agreements that restrict an employee’s ability to pursue similar employment after leaving a job are prohibited, even if narrowly written and leave a substantial portion of the available employment market open to the employee. Unless a non-competition agreement clearly falls under one of the following exceptions, it will be unenforceable in California:
Potential Significant Issues Exist for Those Who Do Business with Unlicensed Contractors
September, 2008
Governor Schwarzenegger Announces $727 Million for Schools and Career Technical Education
Furthering Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s commitment to improving school facilities and stimulating the economy with infrastructure projects, the California State Allocation Board (SAB) announced today it has directed $727 million in Proposition 1D funds and other bond money to build or modernize 331 schools throughout the state. Included in the allocation are more than $201 million in funds for career technical education (CTE) programs.