The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Wage and Hour Division recently released a new guide to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) for employers, managers, human resources specialists, and professional leave administrators. The Employer’s Guide to the Family and Medical Leave Act provides employers with a roadmap for leave administration from the initial leave request to the employee’s return to the same or equivalent job at the conclusion of leave.
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On July 13, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced it was delaying enforcement of the anti-retaliation provisions in the electronic injury reporting and anti-retaliation final rule, also known as Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses, until Nov. 1, 2016. The provisions were originally scheduled to go into effect on Aug. 10.
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On June 15, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a final rule on Discrimination on the Basis of Sex. The final rule applies to federal contractors (including subcontractors) and is effective on Aug. 15, 2016.
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On June 27, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a nationwide injunction that will block the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) from implementing the final persuader rule, officially titled the Interpretation of the ‘Advice’ Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA), which was scheduled to go into effect on July 1.
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The U.S. Department of Labor announced that the new annual hiring benchmark under the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) is 6.9 percent, down slightly from 7 percent in 2015. The act requires federal contractors to take affirmative action to recruit, hire, promote and retain veterans.
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On June 10, 2016, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision rejecting ABC’s challenge to the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) controversial “ambush” election final rule. ABC General Counsel Maury Baskin of Littler Mendelson P.C., Washington, D.C., argued the case on behalf of ABC of Texas, the Central Texas Chapter of ABC and the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Texas on March 3 in New Orleans.
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On May 16, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released final rules under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) that address employer-sponsored wellness programs and financial inducements. The rules specifically limit incentives for participation in programs that involve disability-related inquiries and/or medical examinations or require the disclosure of a spouse’s current or past health status information.
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On June 2, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a final rule increasing the penalty for failure to post notices of worker rights under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic Information Nondisclosure Act (GINA). Under the final rule, the maximum fine for failure to comply with these notice-posting requirements rises from $210 to $525 per violation.
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On April 12, ABC submitted comments in response to the U.S. Department (DOL) of Labor Wage and Hour Division’s proposed rule on establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors. The proposed rule requires certain federal contractors to offer employees up to seven days of paid sick leave annually, including paid leave for family care. The paid sick leave required by the proposal is in addition to a contractor’s obligations under the Service Contract Act (SCA) and Davis-Bacon Act (DBA).
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ABC of Michigan secured an important victory for electricians when Gov. Rick Snyder (R-Mich.) signed industry-backed Public Act 73 of 2016 on April 5.
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On April 1, ABC submitted comments in response to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) proposed revisions to the Employer Information Report (EEO-1), which would require employers with 100 or more employees to provide data on W-2 pay and hours worked, beginning in 2017. ABC urged the EEOC to withdraw the proposal because it imposes an unjustified burden on employers, fails to generate useful and reliable information to combat pay discrimination, and fails to protect the confidentiality of the information.
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Tuesday, September 6, 2016 |
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1:00 p.m. (ET) / 12:00 p.m. (CT) / 11:00 a.m. (MT) / 10:00 a.m. (PT)
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60 minutes |
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Loretta Foley, Director of United Academy, United Rentals
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Training and Education |
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PRESENTED BY ABC's STRATEGIC PARTNER - UNITED RENTALS
WEBINAR DESCRIPTION
Come learn how United Academy can help your chapter provide quality training and credential tracking to your members. In this webinar we will cover the United Academy value proposition, special programs offered, and the ABC Chapter Pilot. Pilot participants will be selected based on webinar participation and demonstrated interest.
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Thursday, August 25, 2016 |
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1:00 p.m. (ET) / 12:00 p.m. (CT) / 11:00 a.m. (MT) / 10:00 a.m. (PT)
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60 minutes |
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Hasti Hejazi, Director, Global Innovation Education, The American Institute of Architects
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PRESENTED BY ABC'S BUSINESS PARTNER - AIA
WEBINAR DESCRIPTION
Join us for an exclusive webinar for ABC Members on AIA Contract Documents desktop software! Follow along while the trainer shows you how to use key features, answers your software questions, and shows you how to access resources and support.
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Tuesday, August 23, 2016 |
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2:00 p.m. (ET) / 1:00 p.m. (CT) / 12:00 p.m. (MT) / 11:00 a.m. (PT)
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60 minutes |
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Free |
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Jennifer Howard, Strategic Advisor, Procore Technologies, Inc.
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Training and Education, AQC |
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PRESENTED BY ABC's NATIONAL EVENT SPONSOR - PROCORE
WEBINAR DESCRIPTION
How much is information management costing you?
You would be surprised at how much outdated accounting solutions cost. When you add up the expense of miscommunication, wasted time waiting for accurate budgets or approvals, and inefficiencies in the office, it’s secretly eating into your profit margins. Jennifer Howard formerly from Colin Construction, has the most important tips to reducing costs, improving budget accuracy, and integrating the latest software to enable teams to move faster, with up-to-date information, to ensure a more seamless project completion and delivery.
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Monday, August 1, 2016 |
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2:00 p.m. (ET) / 1:00 p.m. (CT) / 12:00 p.m. (MT) / 11:00 a.m. (PT)
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60 minutes |
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Free |
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Mike Bellaman, President and CEO, ABC National
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Greg Sizemore, Vice President, HSE and Workforce Development, ABC National
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AQC |
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WEBINAR DESCRIPTION
Do you know what separates good safety programs from great ones? Are you interested in World Class Safety Performance? Learn the latest trends and improvement data revealed in Associated Builders and Contractors’ 2016 Safety Performance Report. This is the second annual report, which highlights the impact of leading indicator implementation on lagging indicator performance. This session will be presented by Mike Bellaman CEO of ABC and Greg Sizemore VP of Health Safety, and Environment.
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Tuesday, July 26, 2016 |
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2:00 p.m. (ET) / 1:00 p.m. (CT) / 12:00 p.m. (MT) / 11:00 a.m. (PT)
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30 minutes |
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Free |
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John Mielke, ABC of Wisconsin Chapter President
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Nick Novak, Director of Marketing and Communications, ABC of Wisconsin
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Training and Education |
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WEBINAR DESCRIPTION
This webinar will provide an overview and best practice tips to help Chapters successfully host a site visit by lawmakers and other elected officials.
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Monday, July 25, 2016 |
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2:00 p.m. (ET) / 1:00 p.m. (CT) / 12:00 p.m. (MT) / 11:00 a.m. (PT)
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60 minutes |
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Free |
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Gregg Schoppman, Principal, FMI Corporation
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Training and Education |
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PRESENTED AND SPONSORED BY ABC'S STRATEGIC PARTNER - VIEWPOINT
WEBINAR DESCRIPTION
This webinar looks at the contemporary influences that motivate workforce teams today. Today’s workforce is increasingly made up of millennials, a generation widely known for embracing state-of-the art solutions, making technology a major motivating factor. Results of the 2015 AGC workforce development survey indicated that, 73 percent of respondents will be hiring and replacing professionals in their organization and 55 percent experience challenges filling key project management positions.
Join us for this free webinar that explores how technology will give you the leg up on recruiting and retaining your project workforce and learn how to benefit from this generation’s strengths of bringing about change and adopting technology into new processes.
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Wednesday, July 20, 2016 |
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2:00 p.m. (ET) / 1:00 p.m. (CT) / 12:00 p.m. (MT) / 11:00 a.m. (PT)
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60 minutes |
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Free |
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Taylor Cupp, Project Solutions Technologist, Mortenson Construction
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Zach Goepel, Field Marketing Manager, Procore Technologies, Inc.
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PRESENTED BY ABC'S NATIONAL EVENT SPONSOR - PROCORE
WEBINAR DESCRIPTION
The biggest reality is that virtual, mixed, and augmented reality will be making their way to your job site. And the impact will be enormous. While the possibilities for businesses are endless, the biggest impact will happen in the field. Yes, wearables will be infiltrating the job site and the question is not whether you will adopt them, the question is how fast, and who will be the first? Join Taylor Cupp, Mortenson Construction, and Zach Goepel, Procore, as they step into the fast growing world of wearable technology. As we stand at the intersection of gaming technology, wearable computing and machine learning, will you be ready for a rapid proliferation of multi-player collaborative environments to optimize design, sequencing, coordination and safety planning? No? Maybe you should really attend!
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| Date: |
Tuesday, July 12, 2016 |
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3:00 p.m. (ET) / 2:00 p.m. (CT) / 1:00 p.m. (MT) / 12:00 p.m. (PT)
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60 minutes |
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Free |
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Greg Sizemore, Vice President of EHS and Workforce Development, ABC National
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Training and Education, AQC |
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WEBINAR DESCRIPTION
In this webinar, you’ll learn the first steps to take to improve safety performance, understand leadership commitment required and you will learn the importance of the role of cultural transformation in achieving world class safety. We will be using ABC’s award winning Safety Performance Report as a learning tool throughout the webinar.
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Thursday, June 30, 2016
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2:00 p.m. (ET) / 1:00 p.m. (CT) / 12:00 p.m. (MT) / 11:00 a.m. (PT)
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60 minutes |
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Free |
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Barry Frangipane, Product Manager, Mobile Solutions, Viewpoint
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Training and Education |
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PRESENTED AND SPONSORED BY ABC'S STRATEGIC PARTNER - VIEWPOINT
WEBINAR DESCRIPTION
While many contractors have made great strides in using mobile devices and apps to collect information from the job site, not everyone is effectively utilizing this data to analyze performance, track exceptions and ultimately improve project controls based on management KPIs. In this webinar, we’ll discuss how contractors have taken advantage of tools like Viewpoint’s Field View to manage processes and tasks on site and in the office.
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| Date: |
Thursday, June 9, 2016
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1:30 p.m. (ET) / 12:30 p.m. (CT) / 11:30 a.m. (MT) / 10:30 a.m. (PT)
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60 minutes |
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Free |
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Faye Caldwell, Attorney at Law, Caldwell Everson PLLC
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Training and Education |
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Presented by ABC's Strategic Partner - CNA
LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of this webinar, you will understand the science behind Medical Marijuana and the debate associated with it.
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| Date: |
Tuesday, June 14, 2016 and Thursday, June 16, 2016
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30 minutes |
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Free |
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Nat Peniston, Vice President, Fringe Benefit Group
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Mike Rogers, Chief Compliance Officer, Fringe Benefit Group |
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Training and Education |
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PRESENTED BY ABC'S STRATEGIC PARTNER - FRINGE BENEFIT GROUP
WEBINAR DESCRIPTION
Fringe Benefit Group is the Associated Builders & Contractors’ Strategic Partner for Compliance & Ethics. In an effort to ensure all chapters are aware of recent changes regarding Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) plans, this Webinar is being held. We encourage discussion and questions during this meeting to ensure all staff are aware of critical regulatory guidance that has recently been released.
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| Date: |
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
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1:00 p.m. (ET) / 12:00 p.m. (CT) / 11:00 a.m. (MT) / 10:00 a.m. (PT)
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60 minutes |
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Free |
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Jim Rogers, Construction Industry Educator
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Moritz Schmid, Superintendent, Consigli Construction Company, Inc.
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Training and Education, AQC |
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PRESENTED AND SPONSORED BY ABC's NATIONAL EVENT SPONSOR - PROCORE
WEBINAR DESCRIPTION
Data-driven decisions based on financial impacts and the strong influence of data in risk analysis will help shape the future of quality and safety programs. In this webinar, leading experts reveal how technology will be instrumental in successfully implementing a quality and safety program and why merging new technology with current best practices can increase program adoption and inform future program investments.
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| Date: |
Wednesday, June 8, 2016 |
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2:00 p.m. (ET) / 1:00 p.m. (CT) / 12:00 p.m. (MT) / 11:00 a.m. (PT)
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30 minutes |
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Free |
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Allison Huffman, Industry Initiative Marketing Manager, Autodesk |
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Gregg Christensen, Vice Presidents of National Accounts, United Rentals |
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Training and Education |
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WEBINAR DESCRIPTION
Please join ABC National for an informative webinar introducing ABC's two newest Strategic Partners - Autodesk and United Rentals.
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| Date: |
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
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11:00 a.m. (ET) / 10:00 a.m. (CT) / 9:00 a.m. (MT) / 8:00 a.m. (PT)
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60 minutes |
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Free |
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K.C. Cannon, Vice President, Fringe Benefit Group
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Training and Education |
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Presented by ABC's Strategic Partner - Fringe Benefit Group
WEBINAR DESCRIPTION
The Contractors Plan - Leverage retirement plans to comply with prevailing wage legislation and increase contributions to owners and highly compensated executives.
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