National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA)
Employees or Independent Contractors? Why You Should Reassess Your Subs
By Gary Thill, International Roofing Expo (IRE). Misclassifying employees as independent contractors when they are legally your employees comes with serious penalties to your company. There is a lot of confusion regarding whether or not part-time or temporary workers should be classified as employees or independent contractors, but this ...
Joint Rule is Issued to Supplement H-2B Visa Cap
By NRCA. Supplemental visas available only to U.S. businesses which attest that they will likely suffer irreparable harm without the ability to employ all the H-2B workers requested in their petition. U.S. Customs and Immigration Services announced July 23 that employers can file H-2B petitions for returning workers under the fiscal ...
Roofing Alliance Seeking Nominations for MVP and Gold Circle Awards
The awards spotlight roofing industry professionals committed to the industry and excellence in roofing. The Roofing Alliance, celebrating 25 years as the foundation of the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA), has opened the nomination period for its 2021-22 Most Valuable Player (MVP) and Gold Circle Awards. The two programs spotlight and ...
6 Workplace Myths, Debunked
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Misconceptions that no longer hold true in the modern workspace. When it comes to the American workplace, we carry some strange myths about how to build a hyper-productive workspace. There is a lot of well-intentioned business advice that has circulated offices and cubicles over ...
Trade Association Coalition Announces Findings from Quarterly Market Index Survey for Reroofing
The survey takes the pulse of the reroofing industry on a quarterly basis and serves as a regular barometer of the industry’s business conditions. In July, more than 300 respondents in the U.S. and Canada shared their perspectives on the current state of the reroofing industry by completing the most recent ...
How Roofing Professionals are Managing Ongoing Supply Chain Issues
By Gary Thill, International Roofing Expo (IRE). Roofers prove their resiliency in face of “ongoing and relentless” shortages. The most recent data from the National Roofing Contractors Assocation (NRCA) combined with an IRE Business Update Flash Poll proves what we all know: roofing contractors can weather most anything. Roofers seem ...
Why Are You Here? – Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times
By Piers Dormeyer, President – Construction & Utilities. “Why are you here?” As the group of 15 or so roofing industry vets circle up to start the day, Cori Vernam poses this question. Cori is a senior marketing manager at Antis Roofing who coordinated this event in Mountain Center, California. ...
NRCA Launches Peer Networking Program for Contractor Members
NRCA contractor members can now share their experiences, insight and expertise on new Peer Networking Program. The National Roofing Contractors Association has launched its Peer Networking Program to enable NRCA contractor members to connect one-on-one. Members who take advantage of the free benefit can select from a list of industry peers to ...
Reps. Sherrill, Pascrell, Senator Ossoff Introduce RAISE the Roof Act
The Revamping Appropriate Incentives for Solar Energy for (RAISE) the Roof Act Would Create Jobs, Fight Climate Change. Today, Representatives Mikie Sherill (NJ-11) and Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-09) introduced the Revamping Appropriate Incentives for Solar Energy for (RAISE) the Roof Act, which clarifies and expands the solar investment tax credit (ITC) ...
Free ProCertification™ Assessment for JM Peak Advantage Members
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. 5280 and Pinnacle Council contractors can have an NRCA-certified JM technical representative administer the hands-on portion of the NRCA ProCertification thermoplastic test. In a demanding and increasingly competitive industry, you need to stand out and stay ahead. Johns Manville goes above and beyond to ...
