from the State Compensation Insurance Fund Safety Newsletter, June 2011
Your hands and fingers are the most valuable tools on the job. In construction work, you use them for every job you do. While your hand and fingers are probably the most used part of your body, they are also the most neglected.
Online registration is now under way for PCBC® 2011, which will take place June 22-24 at San Francisco’s Moscone Center. Homebuilding industry professionals and members of the press can register or learn more about the Show by visiting www.pcbc.com.
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’…