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SWACCA President Testifies Before House Committee On Misclassification In The Construction Industry
On Thursday, Sept. 26, Matt Townsend, the President of the Signatory Wall and Ceiling Contractors Alliance (SWACCA) and Chief Executive Officer of OCP Contractors, Inc., located in Holland, Ohio, testified before the U.S. House of Representatives.
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SWACCA President to Testify Before House Committee on Misclassification in the Construction Industry
WASHINGTON, DC — On Thursday, Sept. 26, at 10:15 a.m. EDT, Matt Townsend, the President of the Signatory Wall and Ceiling Contractors Alliance (SWACCA) and...
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SWACCA Helping to Shine A Light On Employer Misclassification
Since starting its public policy program in the fourth quarter of 2017, SWACCA has been at the forefront of fighting back against employer misclassification in our industry.
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DC AG Karl Racine Releases A Report on Misclassification in the Construction Industry
Companies are able to gain an unfair advantage “by failing to pay overtime, shifting tax burdens to workers, and evading other taxes and required payments entirely” according to the report.
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Construction Falls Again Tops List of Most-Cited OSHA Hazards
According to OSHA, this continues a nine-year trend where construction falls have topped its list of most-cited hazards, continuing a trend of falls from roofs, scaffolds, or ladders during construction projects.
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CBO Finds that Butch Lewis Act Will Not Increase The Solvency of Failing Multiemployer Plans
This CBO report reinforces what SWACCA has said all along: while Butch Lewis is a first step in addressing the multiemployer pension crisis, the bill would not address the underlying problems that have caused the multiemployer pension crisis in the first place
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