The Capitol Connection is our weekly Q & A column for contractors that focuses on topics pertaining to contractor's licensing.
I will ‘pull-start’ a landscaping question before mowing down a misconception about ongoing changes to worker insurance requirements growing closer every day. Another contractor wants to ‘hedge’ his bet on his RME resigning… Q: My Partner and I have a contractor’s license in which he is the Qualifying Partner, and I am the General Partner on…
Our first contractor learns to call it like it is, or a change in your ‘entity’ can later turn and bite! Another seeks an answer to satisfy a Vice President, whether he is Officer or Employee… Q: My husband obtained his license back in 2010 as a Sole Proprietor. In 2017, he created a Limited Liability…
I will reassure a reader who is worried about a ‘qualified’ husband. The answer is a lesson in ‘risk/reward’ everyone can learn from. Another contract only has 30 days to live unless the licensing process goes at warp speed… Q: My husband was recently offered a position with his company to act as the Responsible Managing…
Yes, no, or maybe? Doubt about an important contractor license issue is a healthy sign. While law is written, how it gets interpreted over time is hard to know. That’s why checking with an expert is a good idea. Keeping track of change in your entity, making sure paperwork is processed and up to date another…
I will ‘pull-start’ a landscaping question before mowing down a misconception about ongoing changes to worker insurance requirements growing closer every day. Another contractor wants to ‘hedge’ his bet on his RME resigning… Q: My Partner and I have a contractor’s license in which he is the Qualifying Partner and I am the General Partner on…
Good news, bad news. In the complex rules of contracting taking one action may result in others not readily apparent without expert awareness of the links within the law. Another contractor discovers his appeal is just too late. I suggest two expert options for our last inquiry… Q: We have a corporate license which is currently…
Good news, bad news. In the complex rules of contracting taking one action may result in others not readily apparent without expert awareness of the links within the law. Another contractor discovers his appeal is just too late. I suggest two expert options for our last inquiry… Q: We have a corporate license which is currently…
I will get ‘artsy’ before this installation of questions and answers concludes! First, let’s give extended life to a ‘zombie’ license, before pumping the brakes on a purchase agreement. Another inquiry illustrates how contractor license law is sometimes murkier than clear, despite having the rules in writing… Q: Am I able to add a classification to…
Can a licensed contractor be ‘on-the-job’ with an Inactive status? Yes, but it has more to do with how ‘qualified’ you might be, in CA or other states… Q: My company has asked me to get a contractor’s license and they suggested that I place it on Inactive status. I’m trying to figure out what the…