Attorneys Representing Cleaning & restoration Companies
Mishandled claims or incorrect contracts can cost your company enormous amounts of time and money and can leave you feeling frustrated and stressed. And honestly, it’s wrong to not get paid if you’ve performed agreed upon services correctly.
We have dedicated our careers to advocating for the legal and financial interests of the property damage restoration industry
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Ed Speaks
R&R Editor-in-Cheif Michelle Blevins hosts The Restoration Lawyer, Ed Cross about his efforts with RIA’s Advocacy & Government Affairs Committee
Xactware Founder, Bill Loveland, Responds to Questions from Ed Cross About Xactimate.
Xactware Founder, Bill Loveland, takes the stage at RIA’s 2019 Fire Summit after expressing a desire to set the record straight about what he had heard from AGA.
He agreed to take questions and responded to pointed questions from Ed Cross about the accuracy and stagnation of Xactimate prices, the imperfectness of their system, their intention that Xactimate prices only be used for “reference,” and Xactware’s commitment to work with RIA to improve the process.
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Cross Examination: Don’t Let Your Cats Turn Into Dogs
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Cal OSHA Reminds Employers to Protect Workers from Unhealthy Air due to Wildfire Smoke
California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal OSHA) reminds employers to be prepared to protect workers from unhealthy air before a wildfire occurs. Harmful air quality from wildfire smoke can occur anywhere in California on short notice. California experienced two of its largest wildfires in the past two years: The Dixie Fire in 2021 burned Read More

Sanitizing and Disinfecting Service Companies Need Pest Control Business License
California Expands Licensure Requirements California Restoration businesses may be required to obtain another license.”Companies and individuals that advertise, solicit, or perform sanitizing or disinfecting services (such as COVID-19 applications) must hold a Pest Control Business License with the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) and register with the local County Agricultural Commissioner in each and Read More