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Outlook Award recognizes Michael Moore's achievements and potential Email
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Tuesday, June 07, 2016 04:00 AM

Michael Moore, Outlook Emerging Leader AwardMichael Moore (Diggable Designs Landscape Construction, Lakewood) received the 2016 Outlook Emerging Leader Award from ALCC. The Colorado native grew up in Centennial and graduated from Colorado State University with a degree in landscape horticulture. After receiving his degree, he spent some time in California before returning to Colorado to establish Diggable Designs with his wife Jessica, a designer, and friend Dylan Hicks as operations manager.

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OSHA final rule requires employers to submit records electronically Email
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Tuesday, June 07, 2016 03:00 AM

OSHA final rule on electronic reportingOSHA has been busy this spring, issuing a number of final rules that employers must work to implement. One such rule relates to injury reporting.

On May 11, 2016, the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) issued a “Final Rule to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses.” The new rule, which takes effect August 10, 2016, is an effort to update data collection on injuries. Employers will be required to submit records electronically. Collected injury and illness data will be made available online to the public on OSHA’s website (after any personally identifiable information is removed).

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H-2B testimony needed this week Email
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Monday, June 06, 2016 02:00 AM

 

H-2B visa program update

The following H-2B action request was issued by the H-2B Workforce Coalition:

Your help is urgently needed to counter negative attacks on the H-2B program. There will be a significant amount of activity in Congress this week related to the H-2B program and we need your help.

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H-2B action needed (6-1-16) Email
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Wednesday, June 01, 2016 02:00 AM

 

H-2B visa program update

The following critical H-2B action request was made today by NALP:

Our biggest challenge RIGHT now is attempting to get the House Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations subcommittee to put the Returning Worker Exemption language in the FY 2017 base bill just like they did last year.

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Legislative Day on the Hill Email
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Tuesday, May 31, 2016 02:00 AM

Legislative day on the HillThis summer, July 10 to 12, ALCC will welcome a delegation of members to Washington, D.C. for the landscape industry’s annual Legislative Day on the Hill, presented by NALP.

This trip is an opportunity for ALCC members to get to know their Congressional representatives and make their concerns heard. It’s also a chance to learn more about ALCC leadership and see how rewarding it can be to get involved.

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