Governor Enacts Pest Control Comp Coverage Requirement

California exterminators will have to file proof of workers’ compensation coverage or submit a statement declaring they have no employees to operate in the state, under a bill enacted by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Newsom on Friday signed SB 1064, by Sen. Josh Newman, D-Fullerton, a bill that both the Senate and Assembly passed unanimously. The measure borrows licensing requirements that currently apply to construction contractors and applies them to structural pest control contractors. SB 1064 will prohibit the Structural Pest Control Board from registering a contractor unless the contractor ...