More than 375 California appraisers registered for the AB 5 webinar. I’ll be hosting my next video webinar for appraisers on January 31, 2020 (at 9:30 a.m. Pacific) – it’s the “California Legal Update just for Appraisers!” In this free Read more…
I am super excited to do the AB 5 webinar on Friday for California appraisers. The reception has been incredible and more than 350 California appraisers have registered. This will probably be the largest meeting (albeit a virtual meeting) of Read more…
*** The “California AB 5 Just for Appraisers” webinar already has occurred. You can download a PDF of the AB 5 presentation slides or watch a recording below. Please also consider signing up for the next webinar “California Legal Update Read more…
On December 19, 2019, I am presenting a free video webinar about the essential elements of California AB 5 in specific relation to AMCs and their contractual relationships with appraisers and appraisal firms.
Note: Readers can now find cases, laws and articles relating to appraiser independent contractor classification in the “AB 5 Center.” California’s AB 5 and the ABC test are creating new challenges for the retention of appraisers as independent contractors by Read more…
I’ve had many questions from appraisers, appraisal management companies (AMCs) and attorneys about independent contractor classification of appraisers under AB 5, California’s new “gig worker law,” and in relation to my earlier article on the subject. Is the work of Read more…
Note: Readers can now find cases, laws and articles relating to appraiser independent contractor classification in the “AB 5 Center.” Appraisal firms and appraisal management companies utilizing independent contractor appraisers in California need to get familiar with Assembly Bill 5 Read more…
Thank you to the Appraisal Institute and its team for publishing my book Risk Management for Real Estate Appraisers and Appraisal Firms. The book gives practical guidance about liability risk associated with appraisal work and the operation of appraisal firms. Read more…
This is a common question that I’m asked by because many lawsuits against appraisers are filed years after the appraisal, sometimes 10 or more years later. The reason for this is that the plaintiff suing an appraiser may not have Read more…
Overtime class actions by residential real estate appraisers have ravaged large appraisal firms and management companies for the last six years. While there were a few earlier cases, the first signs that overtime litigation under the federal Fair Labor Standards Read more…