By David Kalb, President of Capitol Services, Inc.
Life is full of questions. The answers are often difficult to know without a resource to consult. For contractors these questions often make the difference in profit or loss, especially when interpretations may vary or seem illogical to most.
Success is knowing for certain, and where this column begins…
from Kevin Pedrotti, Legislative Advocate for the Golden State Builders Exchanges
Half-Way Mark
Today marks the half-way point of the legislative year with completion of house of origin deadline. Starting next week, the Assembly and Senate will begin to hear bills passed from the other house. With the number of bills held by each respective Appropriations Committee and a number of bills made two-year bills, the target list of active key bills becomes much more manageable.
by Larry Levy, Employee Relations Management, H.R. Alert May 2011
The following e-mail was sent to me last month by a contractor client:
By David Kalb, President of Capitol Services, Inc.
While government requires a ‘fixed’ contractor’s bond, the marketplace operates on a slightly different ‘scale’. The cost of doing business as a contractor in CA is about to go up significantly, but quick action could save some money. Another contractor asks for advice on keeping the business ‘all in the family’…
By William C. Last, Jr.
California has a number of statutes that allow contractors to recover prompt payment penalties when the other parties do not pay the amount due within certain time limits.If there is a good faith dispute the party who is disputing the claimed amount can withhold 150 percent of the disputed amount. prompt payment statutes do not define the term "good faith dispute."