CCIS Blog

Despite the economic disruptions caused by COVID-19, California’s construction industry continues to move forward building much-needed housing, remodeling commercial spaces and maintaining habitability of homes. With county Shelter-in-Place orders varying wildly and a statewide mandate that is as clear as mud, contractors are searching for best practices to protect themselves and their employees from legal ramifications for job delays and material supply chain interruptions.  Muc Continue Reading...

In compliance with the “Stay-at-Home” Order, California Contractors Insurance Services remain fully operational to provide the same level of service to contractors that it has since 1968. The Contractor State License Board (CSLB) also remains open to facilitate the regulation and management of contractor’s licenses. What about the 230,000 licensed construction businesses in California and their employees? What are contractors allowed to do with constant news of lockdowns that i Continue Reading...

With every new year comes new laws and regulations, and 2020 is no exception. As a contractor and business owner it may be difficult to keep up with the changing regulations, so here is a compiled guide, laying out the new statutes and who is affected by them.  A & B CLASSIFICATION CONTRACTORS Assembly Bill (AB)  1475: This bill changes existing law to impose a requirement for projects being performed by the Department of Transportation (DOT). This law may seem to be only con Continue Reading...

The cost for everything is increasing: housing, food, gas, you name it. If you are a contractor in the State of California, your licensing fees are also about to increase . As of December 3rd, 2019, the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) has issued a Notice of Intent to File Emergency Regulations for a 12% increase in license renewal and inactive license fees. The proposed fee increase was first mentioned back in September, when the CSLB Board held their quarterly meeting. At this mee Continue Reading...

The Contractors State License Board (“CSLB”) was initially formed in 1929 by the Department of Consumer Affairs to serve as the primary protector of consumers who found themselves in need of construction work. As such, the CSLB has the authority to put forth changes that may be made in order to better achieve their mission of public protection. In August of 2018, legislation was passed that would assist the consumer in receiving compensation for faulty or fraudulent work. A primar Continue Reading...