The National Labor Relations Board has agreed to postpone the effective date of its employee rights notice-posting rule at the request of the federal court in Washington, DC after hearing a legal challenge regarding the rule. The Board’s ruling states that it has determined that postponing the effective date of the rule would facilitate the resolution of the legal challenges that have been filed with respect to the rule. The new implementation date is April 30, 2012.
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ABC Announces its 2012 Excellence in Construction Awards Call for EntriesBizCon: An Opportunity to Look Ahead
With the slowed economy, promoting your company in anticipation of the turnaround has never been so important! Our annual Partnership Program continues to be one of the best marketing opportunities available to our members. Increased visibility among the membership is guaranteed with your company name featured at every major ABC event, in social media and on the ABC Website. Click here to read full story.
Green Bites: Water Barrier Infiltration
ABC Brings Back School of Construction Management
ABC Presents Leadership Session on March 7: Don’t Miss It!
Time to Update Your Jobsite Posters
Merit Choice News You Can Use: IRS Issues Guidance on Reporting Health Cover Costs On Employees’ W-2s
The two-member Democrat majority of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) finalized a rule that is another step toward dramatically shortening the length of time between when a petition is filed and a union election takes place. The rule was officially published in the Dec. 22 edition of the Federal Register. Click here to read full story.
PLA Mandate Placed on Navy Construction Project in Washington
Texas Hold ‘em PAC Fundraiser Set for January 25
ABC’s Grassroots Program Expands
Free Enterprise Alliance
Safety is a paramount concern for all contractors and ABC. A new resource offered in 2012 to ABC members are our Safety RoundTables. The first one is Wednesday, March 14 from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm at the ABC Education Center in Bellevue. Click here to read full story.
New Crane and Rigging Rule Goes Into Effect February 1st
Dept. of L&I’s New Stay at Work Program
ABC Retrospective Rating Performance Improves
The 2012 STEP Applications are in the Mail
Record Keeping and Reporting: Are You Ready?
Northwest Wind & Solar has installed a 7.75 kW - photovoltaic (PV) solar electric system on a home in Seattle’s Windermere neighborhood. The system consists of 31 - 250-watt photovoltaic panels and 31 microinverters and will generate approximately 7,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per year.
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Ask A Professional: John Olano, Interface Financial Group
Washington’s economy is performing as expected, with slow growth and a weak labor market. The biggest threat to the Washington economy remains the European sovereign debt crisis. The key is whether the European policy authorities can be successful in preventing the sovereign debt crisis from turning into a full blown banking crisis. If not, the resulting credit crunch would drag the U.S. and Washington back into recession. A secondary risk to the recovery is the political gridlock in Washington D.C. that has fiscal policy sitting it out on the sidelines. This has led to a steady erosion of both consumer and business confidence. For the foreseeable future, Washington's economic fortunes will be determined by national and international events beyond our control. Click here to read full story.
Two New State Prevailing Wage Policies Adopted
Eight Ways to Protect Your Construction Company
Are Your Vehicles Ready for Winter?