California regulates welding at the contractor level through CSLB's C-60 Welding classification. A paid employee may fall under CSLB's employee exemption, but a person or business contracting for covered welding work needs the proper contractor license. Verify employee status, contractor status, job-site certifications, and any local welding qualifications before taking work.
California regulates welding at the contractor level through CSLB's C-60 Welding classification. A paid employee may fall under CSLB's employee exemption, but a person or business contracting for covered welding work needs the...
1. California CSLB requires covered construction contractors to be licensed. 2. California CSLB identifies a paid employee exemption from contractor licensing in defined circumstances.
Registered apprenticeship oversight in California runs through California Division of Apprenticeship Standards (no URL on file).
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California regulates welding at the contractor level through CSLB's C-60 Welding classification. A paid employee may fall under CSLB's employee exemption, but a person or business contracting for covered welding work needs the proper contractor license. Verify employee status, contractor status, job-site certifications, and any local welding qualifications before taking work.
1. California CSLB requires covered construction contractors to be licensed. (Source: https://www.cslb.ca.gov/Contractors/Applicants/Contractors_License/Exam_Application/Before_Applying_For_License.aspx; verbatim: “All businesses or individuals who construct or alter any building, highway, road, parking facility, railroad, excavation, or other structure in California must be licensed”)
2. California CSLB identifies a paid employee exemption from contractor licensing in defined circumstances. (Source: https://www.cslb.ca.gov/Contractors/Applicants/Contractors_License/Exam_Application/Before_Applying_For_License.aspx; verbatim: “An employee who is paid wages, who does not usually work in an independently established business, and who does not have direction or control over the performance of work”)
Registered apprenticeship oversight in California runs through California Division of Apprenticeship Standards (no URL on file).