What is the new Workers Compensation requirement for Roofing Contractors (C-39)?
Effective January 1, 2007, contractors with a C-39 (Roofing) license are required by law to carry Workers’ Compensation insurance, regardless of whether or not they have employees. If you have a C-39 license, and your coverage is not in place by January 1, 2007, your license will be suspended. If you have a C-39 license with additional classifications, and you did not have Workers’ Compensation in place by the deadline, the roofing classification would have been deleted from your license, but it will not be suspended. For further information regarding this new law, please contact the Contractor’s State License Board. If you hold any other class of license, you can carry a Workers’ Compensation policy if you do not have any employees, but you are not required to do so. If you have employees (other than your spouse, if you are married), then you are required by the State of California to carry Workers’ Compensation insurance.
