Narrowing Contractors Workers’ Comp Exemption

The Contractors State Licensing Board is proposing to limit the workers’ comp exemption to sole proprietorships only. The Board’s choice excludes limited partnerships, limited liability corporations, joint ventures, and others who can presently apply for the exemption and maintain a license. CSLB detailed its plan to apply the exemption only to sole proprietors in a … Read More »

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Governor Signs Most Workers’ Comp Bills

Gov. Gavin Newsom closed out the legislative session with a couple of key vetoes. One of the bills would have created the only workers’ compensation presumption that applies to private sector workplaces, but otherwise gave his approval to a host of workers’ comp measures. Included among the new laws were bills to crack down on … Read More »

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CSLB Wants Insurance Changes

Sen. Tim Grayson (D-Orinda) is carrying a bill for the Contractors State Licensing Board (CSLB) to reestablish a limited workers’ comp exemption for all sole owner-operators except those holding a C-39 Roofing classification. The bill, SB 291, would immediately reestablish the exemption for four classifications that lost the ability to operate without coverage in 2023 … Read More »

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Changes For Contractor Workers’ Comp Exemption

The Contractors State Licensing Board’s board of directors approved seeking legislation to reestablish a limited exemption from the requirement to carry workers’ comp coverage for all licensees except those holding a C-39 Roofing classification. The proposed reintroduction of the exemption, which the board previously backed eliminating, will also be accompanied by new large penalties for … Read More »

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