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Florida Contractor Was Arrested for $1M Workers’ Comp Fraud
- November 8, 2017
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Blog, Contractor Legal Information
No CommentsIn October, a Florida contractor, who owned a Florida construction company, was arrested after a Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS) held an investigation and determined he underreported his payroll and the number of employees who worked for him to avoid paying $1 million in workers’ compensation premiums. He provided false information to his insurance
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Unlicensed Contractors Arrested in Pinellas County, Other Counties
- October 20, 2017
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Blog, Contractor Legal Information
Unlicensed contractor activity is no joke in the state of Florida; it’s illegal. Just recently, Pinellas County deputies went door-to-door to arrest unlicensed contractors. On October 17, deputies went to houses starting at 5 a.m. to roundup contractors who were accused of working without both a license and workers compensation. These contractors were roofers, painters,
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Congratulations, September 2017 Licensees!
- October 10, 2017
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Blog, Florida Contractor License
Congratulations to the following Licenses, Etc. clients who were approved in September: ARKANSAS Johnnie Taul at DEPCOM Power, Inc. in Scottsdale, AZ FLORIDA – CLASS V FIRE LICENSE Larry Shotwell at Hubbard Construction Company, Inc. in Winter Park, FL FLORIDA Pedro Santana at Brothers Backflow Specialists, Inc. in Miami, FL Edward Burnham at Florida Prime Builders LLC
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Congratulations, July 2017 Licensees!
- September 5, 2017
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Blog, Florida Contractor License
Congratulations to the following Licenses, Etc. clients who were approved in July: TENNESSEE Daniel James at R&E Development, Inc. in Seabrook, TX Christopher Blake at Patriot Mechanical, LLC in Elmore, AL FLORIDA Peter Rosen at ProSolar Systems, LLC in Tallahassee, FL Jose Perez Fernandez at Caribe Tecno NA LLC in Wilmington, DE Timothy Warren at T
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Congratulations, August 2017 Licensees!
- September 5, 2017
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Blog, Florida Contractor License
Congratulations to the following Licenses, Etc. clients who were approved in August: GEORGIA Fernando Rabell Garay at Continental Heavy Civil Corp., Inc. in Savannah, GA Michael Graham at Preferred Professional Services, LLC in Concord, NC FLORIDA James Murtaugh at Green Design Development LLC in Estero, FL James Murtaugh at MLP Contracting, LLC in Estero, FL Steven Cassens
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DBPR Application Fees Reduced
- August 7, 2017
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Blog, Contractor Information, Florida Contractor License
Starting September 1, 2017, the DBPR application fees will be reduced from $249 to $149. Most certified licenses applied for through the Construction Industry Licensing Board have been reduced at this time because it will be the second half of a renewal period. When issued the renewal date of your new license will be due
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DBPR Starts Fee Waiver Program
- August 2, 2017
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Blog, Contractor Information, Florida Contractor License
The Department of Business & Professional Regulation (DBPR) has introduced the Fee Waiver Program under House Bill 615. The DBPR can now waive the initial licensing feel for low income individuals who apply for s state professional license; this program went into effect on July 1, 2017. To qualify for this fee waiver, an applicant
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Electrical Contractors’ Licenses Board Announces Statute Changes
- July 26, 2017
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Blog, Contractor Information, Florida Contractor License
At Licenses, Etc., we wanted to share with you some changes in Florida statutes that the Electrical Contractors’ Licensing Board has announced. Effective July 1, 2017: The following addition has been made to Chapter 489 Part II, F.S. of HB 1021. It states: “489.516 Qualifications to practice; restrictions; prerequisites. (5) This part does not prevent
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Big News: Professional Licensure Now Offered for Military Personnel, Veterans, Military Spouses
- July 17, 2017
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Blog, Florida Contractor License
The Department of Business & Professional Regulation has announced a new licensure offering. The DBPR will now offer “professional licensure to any person currently serving, has served, received an honorable discharged as an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States, or a spouse or surviving spouse of such member; and currently
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DBPR Announce Paperless License Change for Mold & Home Inspectors
- July 13, 2017
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Blog, Contractor Information, Florida Contractor License
The Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) has just issued an exciting announcement. Mold assessors and remediators and home inspectors will now receive their Florida contractor’s license through a paperless format. The DBPR will no longer mail licenses upon issuance, but rather, mold and home licensees can now print their licenses from their online
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