The Capitol Connection is our weekly Q & A column for contractors that focuses on topics pertaining to contractor's licensing.
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…
Is the ‘grass’ greener with another class? Let’s cross this off your list when it comes to renewals, and I ‘sign off’ on another idea before helping a business go ‘down the drain’ in a good way… Q: We have had a “C-27” license for over 30 years. We’ve done thousands of synthetic turf jobs, but…
Questions, I get them, and always assist in finding the answers reader’s need. I greatly appreciate the opportunity to be a resource for attorneys, contractors, and industry professionals. Let us ‘merge’ into our first inquiry… Q: We have a licensing question in relation to a Company merger we will be undergoing soon. We have a company…
Contractor license regulation can seem like a slippery slope. But don’t expect they let anything ‘slide’. A General finds themselves out ‘classed’, while another contractor discovers how deep the hole they’ve ‘dug’ is. Like the ‘lifeguard’ of complex rules, don’t worry, I will throw them a ‘lifesaver’… Q: We have an employee that had a “C-33”…