With 80 locations throughout the city, Chicago's Public Library system provides numerous free, open places for Chicagoans to gather, learn and read. In 2015, Korellis Roofing, Hammond, Ind., overcame logistical and fall-protection challenges while installing PVC and vegetative roof systems on the Chicago Public Library system's most recent branch in Chinatown.
The Department of Labor's (DOL's) new regulations governing the payment of overtime to salaried employees may affect your company. Employees whose salaries are less than $47,476 per year will be entitled to overtime compensation as of Dec. 1. DOL calculates 22.5 million workers potentially are affected by the new regulations, including 130,000 construction industry workers.
In 2015, NRCA's Workforce Solutions Committee commissioned a survey of current roofing employees to identify what compels them to join a roofing company and what keeps them there. The results of the survey, which was offered in English and Spanish, offer insight about how roofing companies can better recruit and retain more employees capable of developing successful careers in the roofing industry.
NRCA continues to evolve to meet the demands of the roofing industry.
NRCA's 2016-17 fiscal year will bring change, opportunity and excitement in the form of new leadership and programs.
