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• Professional Contractors Join Forces with Contractors State License Board to Crack Down On Flagrant Violators ; Calpasc Calls Upon Trade Contractors to Identify Recipients of Cslb Notice to Cease and Desist

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Contractors State License Board (CSLB), pursuant to Senate Bill 1254, is authorized to issue a cease and desist order as well as suspend the license of any licensed contractor failing to obtain workers' compensation for employees. The California Professional Association of Specialty Contractors (CALPASC) is working closely with the CSLB by calling upon trade contractors to identify key builders, owners and general contractor personnel who might benefit from receiving a letter from the CSLB. CALPASC is working diligently with state departments and agencies, such as the CSLB, to increase the awareness of builders, owners and general contractors about the risks of hiring illegitimate low-bid subcontractors," said Brad Diede, chief exec...

• U.S. Newswire
• January 20, 2011

• in Re: Robert Wayne Dunbar, Debtor, in Re: Kimberly Ann Dunbar, Debtor. Contractors' State License Board of California, Registrar of Contractors State of California, Department of Consumer Affairs, State of California, Appellants, v. Robert Wayne Dunbar, Kimberly Ann Dunbar, Appellees., 245 F.3d 1058 (9th Cir. 2001)

Maretta Denise Ward, Deputy Attorney General for the State of California, San Francisco, California, for the appellants. David A. Boone and Edward Ku...

• Federal Circuits

• Contractors/Liens

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• 14 Suspected Unlicensed Contractors Cited in Pasadena

PASADENA - Fourteen contractors have been cited on suspicion of working without a license in Pasadena, authorities announced Thursday. The Contractors State License Board engaged in a two-day "Blitz" of stings targeting unlicensed contractors throughout California, CSLB officials said in a written statement.

• San Gabriel Valley Tribune
• October 28, 2010

• Four Contractors Cited in Workers' Comp Checks

Workers' compensation fraud investigators have filed stop orders against four contractors during compliance checks in Rancho Cucamonga and Redlands since November. The inspections are among the first conducted under a new partnership between the San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office and the California Contractors State License Board.

• The Sun (San Bernardino, CA)
• December 27, 2011

• New Law Reinforces Messages of Calpasc Level Program ; California Professional Subcontractors View Sb 459 As One More Tool to Address the Construction Underground Economy

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Dec. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The California Professional Association of Specialty Contractors (CALPASC) welcomes the enactment of Senate Bill 459 (SB 459) authored by Senator Corbett (D-San Leandro) as reinforcement to the CALPASC LEVEL Program, which was developed to create a more level playing field for compliant contractors within the construction industry. SB 459 cracks down on the misclassification of employees as independent contractors by increasing the penalties and disciplinary actions on employers who voluntarily and knowingly misclassify employees. The bill calls for the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency to notify the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) of a violation and "to require the board to initiate an action against the licensee."...

• U.S. Newswire
• December 09, 2011

• Short Takes, January 7

Fraud team manager to speak Thursday RANCHO CUCAMONGA - A talk by Carlos Marquez, manager of State Wide Investigation Fraud Team of the state Contractors License Board, will held Thursday at the monthly meeting of the Inland Valley Chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction.

• Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
• January 07, 2011

• Assemblyman Paul Cook Treated Unfairly for Doing His Job

As a result of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's veto of Assembly Bill 2419, Assemblyman Paul Cook has taken a lot of unfair heat and mischaracterizations. The Contractors State License Board (CSLB) wants to set the record straight. AB 2419 was initially drafted as a bill sponsored by CSLB to authorize the Registrar of Contractors to issue a stop work order to any unlicensed contractor who didn't cover his or her employees with workers' compensation insurance. CSLB asked Mr. Cook to carry the legislation because we knew he understood how important this would be for the protection of consumers and construction employees.

• The Sun (San Bernardino, CA)
• October 25, 2010

• Sen. Bob Dutton to Host 'Scam Stoppers' Seminar

REDLANDS - State Sen. Bob Dutton, in cooperation with the California Contractors' State License Board, will host a "Scam Stoppers" Town Hall from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Friday, March 14, at the Redlands Community Center. Invited presenters are from the Contractors State License Board.

• Redlands Daily Facts
• January 23, 2008

• Contractor Sting Operation in Glendora Nabs Eight

GLENDORA - A sting operation run out of a Glendora home by fraud investigators fromthe Contractors State License Board nabbed eight would-be contractors, including a registered sex offender and another manwanted on a $10,000 arrest warrant for driving under the influence, it was announced Tuesday. Six of the cited individuals were from the San Gabriel Valley.

• San Gabriel Valley Tribune
• December 15, 2010