-
While, as of mid-June, legislators were saying all the right things about working out their differences, “cautious optimism” is probably the most accurate description of the mood toward the bill being passed, and anyone giving odds better than a coin flip is probably being overly confident.
-
A completion certificate is essentially a form presented to the client after the job has been completed, usually by the installer. The customer signs the form, indicating that he or she is satisfied with the work performed and that the job is finished.
-
Remodeling is by its very nature a contentious process. But there is no magic bullet to protect against run-ins with customers or, worse, with their lawyers. The best protection, many remodelers agree, is as simple as establishing the rules and then making sure everyone follows them.
-
The Federal Trade Commission's national Do Not Call Registry went into effect October 2003 (and many states have their own registries). Anyone soliciting by phone should be aware of the rules.
-
If you are demonstrating and executing contracts in the consumer's home, you have to make sure you do a number of things required by the Federal Trade Commission:
-
Contracts come in many shapes and formats, but there are a few essentials you should consider including. These can go a long way to stopping a problem before it starts and preventing a small problem from becoming a big nightmare.
-
It's always difficult to let an employee go, but it's something that can't be helped. What you don't want to have happen is an employee suing you over a reference you give a prospective employer.
-
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires overtime pay at time and one-half the regular rate of pay for all hours worked over 40 hours in a workweek.
-
When Jim Sasko (Big50 2002) of Teakwood Builders returned to Saratoga Springs, N.Y., from a business/pleasure trip to Mexico, he learned a client, a health practitioner, had been charged with double billing patients.
-
In late June, Hayward, Calif., replacement contractor American Home Craft settled its lawsuit with the California attorney general.