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...