CCIS Blog

The collaborated efforts between the Contractor State License Board and the Public Utilities Commission will lead to new purchasing protections for residential solar consumers in 2019. Whether it’s the contentious CSLB public hearing held in April, regarding licensing for install/maintenance of Energy Storage Systems, or the upcoming 2020 requirement that a majority of new homes in California have solar panels - changes to the solar industry have been the theme of 2018!  The lates Continue Reading...

California Contractors Insurance Services launched its inaugural Future Contractors Scholarship starting in the 2018 fall semester. Our office requested a small essay about what the benefits of attending college were for the future of the California contracting industry. After sifting through hundreds of astute submissions our scholarship panel selected a deserving winner of the $750 scholarship. Congratulations to Carlee Guthaus, attending California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Car Continue Reading...

Congratulations to our July Contractor of the Month, Fernando Ochoa! Fernando owns and operates his business, Neighborhood Beautification Artist and Builder, with his partner out of Roseville, CA. They have 10 years of experience contracting in the greater Sacramento Area. Fernando and his partner Azzam specialize in kitchen and bathroom remodel work. He explained that contracting was the career he knew was right for himself based on schedule flexibility, ability to control his income, and t Continue Reading...

Congratulations to our June Contractor of the Month, Dennis Stultz! Dennis is a newly licensed electrical contractor out of Los Molinos, CA and just received his contractor license #1040697! We are proud of all our new contractors and encourage more young professionals to consider this career route. Dennis came to our office in search of his first licensing bond and brought the whole family with him. Family is the reason Dennis got into the contracting business. He valued the freedom he would Continue Reading...

Do your hiring practices as a contractor pass the ABC Test put forth by the California Supreme Court? On April 30th a unanimous ruling of Dynamex Operations West v. Superior Court of Los Angeles dramatically changed the factors used to determine an employee versus an independent contractor. While this specific ruling directly addressed wage and tax obligations for an employee, it was left vague enough to influence the worker’s compensation exemptions that contractors use. Contracto Continue Reading...