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| MCAA National Update for April 29, 2013 |
MCAA TESTIFIES AT IRS HEARING ON AGENCY IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW HEALTH CARE LAW
On April 23, MCAA testified at an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) hearing on how the agency will gauge a company's employment level threshold in 2014 for the assessment of tax penalties on employers with over 50 employees that do not offer qualifying health care coverage. MCAA was represented at the hearing by Aruna Vohra, Health Care Practice Leader at Horizon Actuarial Services, and Alan Cabral, a partner with the Seyfarth Shaw law firm. MCAA's position is that workers covered by multiemployer health care plans that meet the law's employees standards should not be included in an employer's employee count of its non-bargaining unit personnel. The employment and benefits relationship of workers in the multiemployer system warrants unique treatment as compared with employees covered or not by single employers. Apprentices, trainees, and non-bargaining unit personnel covered by health plans under multiemployer plan participation agreements also should be excluded from the employee count for any sponsoring employer in the multiemployer bargaining unit. MCAA's testimony and written comments are available at www.mcaa.org/private/labor.
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MCAA OPENS NOMINATIONS FOR 2013 E. ROBERT KENT AWARD
 One of MCAA's most distinguished honors-the E. Robert Kent Award for Management Innovation-is now open for nominations. Named for an industry legend who believed strongly that the best ideas should be shared, the E. Robert Kent Award seeks out and rewards companies and their ideas that helped them overcome growth-hindering business challenges. If your company has an innovative way of dealing with a business issue or problem, consider nominating that idea for the 2013 E. Robert Kent Award. And, the accompanying publicity in MCAA and national trade journals may bring your company new business and bottom line growth. Go to http://www.mcaa.org/awards/erobertkent/ for more information and the downloadable form.
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REGISTERED YET FOR THE NEXT NFPA 70E QUALIFIED-LEVEL ARC FLASH SAFETY TRAINING WEBINAR? THERE'S STILL TIME
If your service technicians have not yet attended the previous NFPA 70E Qualified-Level Arc Flash Safety Training webinars, they can sign up for one of the next webinars on April 30. The 90-minute webinar, which will take place at 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Eastern time, is designed for MCAA/MSCA members' employees who are potentially exposed to live conductors of 50 volts of electricity or more during their workday and is ideal for mechanical service technicians working on units that push 480 volts or less. Presented by the Hilgeman Group, the session covers all OSHA and NFPA requirements, best practices and NFPA's recent changes to the 70E requirements and provides participants with real-world accident information that will reinforce the importance of this training. This training is available at a special rate for MCAA/MSCA members. Don't miss this webinar which could save lives. Register by e-mailing ahilgeman@frontier.com.
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YOUR TOP PROJECT MANAGERS WILL GET A SKILLS BOOST AT AIPM
Even your best, most experienced project managers can use a skills upgrade, and the Advanced Institute for Project Management (AIPM) can make that happen. AIPM's Class 10, which takes place January 19-24, 2014 at the University of Texas in Austin, TX, is now available for registration. Taught by our industry's top experts, the curriculum includes team building, keeping customers for life, legal issues, staying on top of schedules and productivity impacts, avoiding litigation, operational management, insurance and bonding, goal setting, and much more. MCAA recommends that you send only graduates of the Institute for Project Management (IPM) with some project management experience or advanced project managers with considerable experience. For information about registration for Class 10, please contact Beth Miller (bmiller@mcaa.org).
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NEXT GREEN BUILDING WEBINAR TO REVIEW LEED VERSION 4 EXISTING BUILDINGS OPERATION + MAINTENANCE UPDATE
Mark your calendar for the next Green Building Webinar on May 23, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time. In addition to New Construction, the Existing Buildings Operations + Maintenance rating system will be updated this year. Matt Gregg, PE, LEED AP of the McKinstry Company (Seattle, WA) will lead the session and review changes to the rating system and the impact and opportunities that will be available to mechanical and plumbing service contractors. This webinar is free to MCAA/MSCA members as a benefit of membership; please register at https://mcaa.webex.com.
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MCA OF CONNECTICUT CONTRIBUTES TO MCERF
The Mechanical Contracting Education & Research Foundation (MCERF) has received a $1,000 contribution from the MCA of Connecticut, raising its total contributions to $15,000. The MCERF Board of Trustees is very grateful for the support which helps the Foundation continue its education and research activities. Remember...you may dedicate up to 50% of your contribution to MCERF's new scholarship program which helps future young professionals seeking a career in our industry to cover their education expenses. Find out more about MCERF activities and programs by visiting the Foundation's newly redesigned website (www.mcerf.org).
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