Tag: Labor
DOL Releases Proposal to Expand Overtime Protections
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, June 30, the Department of Labor announced a proposed rule that would extend overtime protections to nearly 5 million...
H-2B Workforce Coalition Issues Urgent Call to Action
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Friday, June 26, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed its version of the fiscal 2016 Department of Labor Appropriations bill. No amendments...
NALP has filed suit in federal court
The National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP), and other landscaping groups, has sued over new H-2B regulations issued by the Department of Homeland Security...
USCIS will Reopen H-2B Cap for the Second Half of Fiscal Year 2015
On June 5, 2015, USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) will reopen the congressionally mandated fiscal year (FY) 2015 cap and will accept...
What Are Lawmakers Thinking With These Minimum Wage Hikes?
“Fight for $15” is the rallying cry for raising the minimum wage in many U.S. cities. In mid May the Los Angeles City Council...
Set Some Basic Rules with Subcontractors
Have you ever had a client request a service that was outside of your expertise, but you decided that you would give it a...
H-2B Supporters Gather in Washington Seeking Help from Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C.— About 100 supporters of the H-2B seasonal guest worker program, many of them contractors, gathered together on Capitol Hill Wednesday, April 15,...
Never Stop Trying to Recruit Great Employees
Being an employer with a good reputation means a lot in attracting talent. The landscape/lawn service industry is anything but homogenous. How do you...
PLANET Legislative Alert: H-2B Cap Reached
On Feb. 2, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that the H-2B cap was reached for the first half of fiscal 2015. According...
Heed These Work Rules for Young Workers
The green industry is full of small businesses and family-owned businesses. We often rely on family members and their friends to help out during...
Mobile Crew Management is Here
Keeping track of a mobile business? There's an app for that, too!
Some business environments are easy to control. Take a factory: The manager can...
Federal Workplace Posters
You have probably received an email, direct mailing or phone call telling you that Labor Law posting notices are always changing" or something similar....
The Fluctuating Work Week Pay Method
There's no question that overtime pay is expensive, and companies around the country have been caught by the Department of Labor using questionable worker...
What You Must Know About Overtime Pay
There's no question that overtime pay is expensive, so knowing when and how it must be paid could save your company money. The Federal...
Your Minimum Wage Update
The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) governs minimum wage. It applies to companies that have $500,000 or greater in gross sales in a...
7 Keys to Avoid Employee Misclassification
There's a tendency in the green industry to hire people as laborers and state that they're subcontractors or independent contractors. I don't know when...
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Expert advice on designing and maintaining reduced-risk landscapes in an era of extreme wildfires.
Unilock ® Scholarship Helps Shape the Landscape Industry
Unilock is accepting applications for their Paving the Future Scholarship. The winner will receive $5,000. Deadline for submission is 9/16/24.
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