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The Rules That Govern Your C-36
Start with the workers' compensation exemption — what it takes to hold one today, and the date it disappears. Every claim on these pages is cited to the statute or to CSLB itself, so you can check it rather than take our word for it. No premium figures, no savings promises.
Four Rules Worth Reading Before Your Renewal
Each one is cited to the statute or to CSLB itself, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.
Start here — SB 1455: Your Comp Exemption Ends in 2028
Two versions of Business and Professions Code 7125 sit in the code today. The one that takes over on January 1, 2028 has no place in it for a plumber working alone. What the exemption is now, exactly what changes, and who is left…
Read the guide →Solo C-36 Plumber? The Comp Exemption Has Rules
Nobody on payroll, and there’s the exemption box at renewal. For a C-36 that box is real — but only if you file the certification with CSLB, and only while nothing else on your license disqualifies you…
Read the guide →The Subcontractor Coverage Checklist
“I’m solo, so I don’t carry comp.” For a plumbing sub that answer is not automatically wrong — and it is not a certificate either. What to collect before another trade works under your job…
Read the guide →A Certificate Is Not a Policy
The PM emails at 4:40 on a Friday. He needs a certificate before your crew sets foot on the property, and he wants his company named as additional insured. What that paper proves, and the gaps it hides…
Read the guide →Check What Your License Actually Requires
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