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NALP reports on 2018 first quarter accomplishments in promotion and advocacy
The NALP hits the ground running in 2018: NALP's first quarter accomplishments range from landscape promotion programs to advocating for landscapers.
April 13, 2018
Business
Landscape contractors fully engaged in fighting overtime rule
Businesses are scrambling to stop new federal overtime rules that, if finalized, will increase the amount of money a person has to make to be exempt by 100%.
April 20, 2016
Business
Maryland poised to ban homeowner use of neonicotinoid pesticides
Maryland's Pollinator Protection Act of 2016, prohibiting homeowners from purchasing and using insecticides with neonicotinoid class chemicals, is all set for the governor's signature.
March 31, 2016
Business
NALP rallies landscapers to support H-2B bill in U.S. Senate
A landscaping trade group is asking members to act quickly to support a new legislative proposal involving the H-2B temporary visa program. In alerting its membership that the bill had been introduced in the Senate last week, the National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) said the measure “would remedy the key issues that employers continue […]
November 2, 2015
Business
Oregon lawmakers vying for ethanol-free gasoline statewide
According to a Specialty Equipment Market Association, or SEMA, report this week, legislation was introduced in the Oregon House of Representatives to remove the requirement that all gasoline offered for sale in the state contain a percentage of ethanol. Currently, the state requires that, “a retail dealer, non-retail dealer or wholesale dealer may not sell […]
February 16, 2015
Business
How Latest Obamacare Update will Affect Your Business
The employer mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) – a.k.a. Obamacare – that would require companies with 50 or more full-time employees to offer affordable health care coverage to employees and their dependents (an employee’s child younger than 26 years old) in 2015 or face big fines now have more time.
April 17, 2014
Business
How Tax Changes Will Affect You
Make sure you are prepared, and know ahead of time how these changes will affect you. You’ve probably heard of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 – the bill to avert the fiscal cliff passed Jan. 1 – but do you know and understand everything that is in it, other than the expiration of favorable tax exemption limits and the increase in the payroll tax? And as a small business owner, is there anything in the 157-page legislation that could be helpful to you?
February 27, 2013
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