The Capitol Connection is our weekly Q & A column for contractors that focuses on topics pertaining to contractor's licensing.
Covid-19 remains a drag on state agency missions, but the CSLB is doing all it can under the ‘work from home’ rules. Contractors remain on the job and Capitol Services remains at work to assist with licensing or other questions. Like our first and second contractor’s share some confusion is par for the course in navigating…
As our first two contractors learn, having confidence in your business decisions comes from having an expert knowledge of the rules in the ‘game.’ Better to have an ‘ounce’ of prevention to avoid requiring a ‘pound’ of cure if you’re wrong. A lesson we are all also sharing now with stopping spread of Covid-19. As your…
Not to laugh, every question has an answer that offers benefit in asking. Especially when it comes to contracting rules and regulation. Yes, working out of your licensed trade isn’t too late it’s better if you never. Another contractor makes a ‘judgement’ call but should have asked for expert help sooner rather than later… Q: This seems…
A question from the tall timber falls on my desk. I explain the ‘stand-alone’ complexity of separation for a contractor and provide some ‘anxiety’ relief with an update on new law eliminating ‘crime’… Q: Can forest restoration projects which includes the following work be done under a Timber Operator License only, or do they also require a…
As Bob Dylan sings, ‘the times they are a changing’ but contractor licensing law isn’t getting any easier! In our pandemic times knowing who, when and where you can work is critical, we ‘dig’ into an electrical question and share warning to all of strong arm ‘thugs’ posing as contractors… Q: We currently have a “C-10” (Electrical)…
As our first inquiry shows us there is ‘nothing’ to replace on-the-job experience. Another license applicant learns what the cost of ‘unlimited’ ambition may be in Nevada, a reminder on fingerprinting rules and a ‘trick’ of the trade… Q: I have over fifteen years of experience in the Construction industry. My experience is in a supervising role, not…
Law is written, but exceptions exist in practice and changes come from interpretation. Contractors already have at least one full time job, so expert assistance becomes your ‘hole’ card in avoiding mistakes. Our inquiry on HIS is a good example of how that works, an attorney ‘double checks’ a power question while I also share good…
“Who you going to call?” If you’re a contractor, it won’t be the Ghostbusters. Assisting contractors for these many years I can go ‘faster than a speeding locomotive’ to get a final answer from the top! Did I just mix memes?… Q: In a recent column, I addressed a question relating to whether contracts between a Contractor…
An ‘essential’ answer for contractors in a shut and ‘partially’ open case. Another contractor discovers that getting a test date, like a fine CA wine, is going to need more time to become ‘vintage’ as Covid-19 slows down the process… Q: I am a licensed Contractor in California. I need to get licensed in Arizona for the equivalent…