For the trucking industry, the COVID-19 pandemic has created widespread economic impacts—from disrupted supply chains to volatile consumer demand to unexpected trends in truck flows. During this webinar, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) will share its survey results on how freight movement and the trucking industry have been impacted and its insights on implications for the industry.

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Webinar Presenter:

Dan Murray, Senior Vice President, American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI)

Keeping your workforce safe and healthy is priority #1 for businesses of all sizes. Learn how contractors are making decisions to help keep their employees, offices, and job sites safe during the COVID-19 outbreak. Find out what solutions are working for their companies, how they are embracing new approaches, and planning strategies for the near-term future.

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Panelists include:

NIA Free Webinar: Now & Next: COVID: Contracts, Labor & Safety

Thursday, April 30th (1:00-2:30 p.m. ET)

This webinar will address the issues and tasks your business should be thinking about now and in the near future. The following topics will be featured:

• Contracts: Analyzing current contracts, clauses; State, Federal and Owner Orders; notices, claims, and negotiating changes;
• Labor: Determining essential business function; implementing FFCRA, revision of company policies; compliance with the WARN Act; employee recall plans, and ADA compliancy for employees with underlying medical conditions; and
• Safety: Company policies to protect employees; establishing protocol for addressing employee concerns; state laws vs. federal requirements.

Webinar Presenters:

Gary Auman, NIA General Counsel and Attorney and Auman, Mahan, and Furry
As a director and President of Auman, Mahan & Furry, Gary Auman concentrates his practice on occupational safety and health law and workers’ compensation defense.  Gary is a noted authority on workers’ compensation and occupational safety and health law. Gary represents both small and large companies nationally in federal and state plan OSHA programs, and is general counsel to several national and regional trade associations.

Richard Carr, Attorney, Auman, Mahan & Furry
Richard is a Director with the firm of Auman, Mahan & Furry.  Richard’s practice typically involves the development of contracts and the resolution of disputes regarding contracts.  His practice also focuses on representation of business clients in planning, transactions and litigation.  His clients include general contractors, subcontractors and material suppliers.

Amy Mitchell, Attorney, Auman, Mahan & Furry
As a director with Auman, Mahan & Furry, Amy Mitchell concentrates her practice in the area of labor and employment and has been certified as a specialist in labor and employment law by the Ohio State Bar Association.  She advises business clients in matters relating to termination, discrimination, harassment, the Family and Medical Leave Act, non-competition agreements and trade secret protection, wage and hour, and a host of other rapidly developing employment laws.

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This free webinar will focus on:

·  Contracts: analyzing current contracts and clauses and negotiating changes;

·  Labor: determining essential business function, revising company policies, complying with new legislation; and

·  Safety: establishing protocol for addressing employee concerns and protecting employees, state laws vs. federal requirements, plus more.

Webinar presenters: NIA General Counsel Gary Auman, Attorney Richard Carr, and Attorney Amy Mitchell, Auman, Mahan & Furry

Wed, Apr 22, 2020 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
As the COVID-19 crisis unfolds and evolves, FMI will provide attendees with an update to its most recent US construction forecasts and economic outlook. Attendees will receive expert insights on: - Projected impacts on the construction industry, - 12–18 month scenarios in the ever-evolving macro-economic landscape, - The varying impacts on industry segments and geographic markets, and - Near-term effects to ongoing projects and the potential long-term ramifications of this black-swan event.
 
Webinar presenter: Paul Giovannoni, Managing Director - Building Products, FMI Corporation

A conversation with contractors to discuss our industry’s shared concerns, challenges, and opportunities during this unprecedented time. Presenters will discuss how their businesses are operating during the COVID-19 outbreak, including addressing health and safety challenges, managing client concerns, embracing new approaches, and planning for the near-term future.

Panelists include:

• Kenny Freeman, President, Petrin, LLC
• John Lamberton, Chief Operating Officer, Irex Corporation
• Ashley Luse, President, Luse Thermal Technologies

Facilitated by:

• Dana Vlk, NIA President, Distribution International, Inc.

Recording of webinar: https://vimeo.com/408341435

The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) has issued its regulations that tell employers how the DOL will be interpreting and enforcing the two types of federal leave created under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”).  That leave includes Emergency Paid Sick Leave and expanded Family and Medical Leave (“EPSL” and “EFMLA leave” for purposes of this article).  Below we have highlighted several important changes and clarifications that employers need to know about as they deal with these types of leave, which went into effect on April 1.

As you review these items, please keep in mind that many of them will need to be treated on a case by case basis.  Additionally, we recommend that any decisions related to discipline, denial of leave, furloughs and layoffs, or termination of employment should be run past labor and employment counsel before such decisions are finalized.

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Recorded on: Tuesday, March 31, 2:00 p.m. ET

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This FREE webinar was a continuation of the March 24 webinar, provided as an industry association service. Click here to view the March 24 webinar archive.

Webinar Topics Included:

• Understanding and Incorporating Employer Tax Relief Options—Sikich, LLC
• Impacts of the New Labor and Employer Mandates—Auman, Mahan & Furry

Webinar Presenters Included:

• Andy Powell, CPA is a Partner at Sikich with over 30 years of experience in accounting, tax, and audit services.

• Attorney Matthew Bakota with Auman, Mahan & Furry, is certified as a specialist in Labor and Employment Law by the Ohio State Bar Association and is also certified as a Professional in Human Resources (PHR).

• Attorney Amy Mitchell is a partner in the labor and employment law group of Auman, Mahan & Furry and is a Certified Specialist in Labor and Employment Law.

For questions, please email niainfo@insulation.org.

1. PPP Application Form
2. PPP Fact Sheet
3. PPP Overview

This FREE Webinar will be a continuation of the March 24 webinar, provided as an industry association service. The content will include the latest information about the Coronavirus Stimulus Package(s). Topics include:

• Understanding and Incorporating Employer Tax Relief Options—Sikich, LLC
•  Impacts of the New Labor and Employer Mandates—Auman, Mahan & Furry

The Webinar Presenters Include:

Andy Powell, CPA (andy.powell@sikich.com) is a Partner at Sikich with over 30 years of experience in accounting, tax, and audit services. He has expertise in providing CFO, assurance, and management consulting services to a wide variety of organizations including government contractors, not-for-profits, and small businesses. In addition, Andy has extensive experience with indirect cost rate determination, the Defense Contract Audit Agency process, and compliance under the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Andy builds strong relationships with the clients he serves, which enables him to gain a deep understanding of their business needs and challenges in order to help them approach business decisions. 

Attorney Matthew Bakota (mjb@amfdayton.com), with Auman, Mahan & Furry, is certified as a specialist in Labor and Employment Law by the Ohio State Bar Association and is also certified as a Professional in Human Resources (PHR).

Attorney Amy Mitchell (acm@amfdayton.com) is a partner in the labor and employment law group of Auman, Mahan & Furry and is a Certified Specialist in Labor and Employment Law. She has been counseling business clients in workplace issues for over 17 years. In addition to advising employers on a day-to-day basis, Amy represents employers in federal and state courts and administrative agencies.

There is no charge for this webinar, but registration is required. Space is limited, so please register early. There was an overwhelming response to the March 24 webinar. 

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https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/614312945427095822

You will be able to share your questions on the registration form when you register. After registering, you will receive login information via email. It is recommended that you login a few minutes prior to the start of the webinar as we anticipate several hundred registrants.

• Rights and obligations of employers to send home employees if ill or a customer demands removal from the customer’s workplace.

• Rights of employees to refuse to work for fear of contracting the virus.

• Working from home policies/procedures.

• Paid leave requirements under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.

• Employee eligibility for unemployment compensation.

• OSHA workplace safety requirements.

The Association is pleased to have Bob Dunlevey and Nadia Lampton of Taft/Law provide this timely 45-minute webinar to you on Wednesday, March 18, at 11:00 a.m.  Taft/Law is providing this webinar at no expense to our members and without prior registration required.  Alert your managers and key HR staff now to attend.

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