Gregg RobertsonNov 3, 2023
Last month, I spent two days in Washington D.C. with about a hundred green industry company owners and state and national association staffers to…
Marisa PalmieriAug 16, 2017
Two companies on the LM150 list of the largest landscape companies are in the news this month, getting coverage from their local media outlets about…
Dillon StewartFeb 27, 2023
On July 18, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor submitted a final rule to the Federal Register that will allow…
With all the talk in Washington about health care bills and the Russia investigation, it’s easy to lose sight of more mundane but nonetheless…
In late April, Congress passed an appropriations bill to fund the federal government through the federal fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30. Contained in that…
Missy HenriksenNov 10, 2023
Even if you don’t rely on guest workers through the H-2B visa program, you may find it helpful to be familiar with the program and…
A compromise bill to fund the federal government and avoid a government shutdown contains some relief for those companies that use the H-2B guest…
Marisa PalmieriMay 1, 2017
Congressional negotiators reached an agreement late Sunday on a spending bill that contains "limited H-2B cap relief," according to an email alert from the National…
Marisa PalmieriNov 3, 2023
Why—and how—some landscape companies are recruiting workers from Puerto Rico. Late last year, William Merkler was on vacation in Puerto Rico, thinking about how he…
LM StaffJul 29, 2018
By Michael Kelsheimer Whatever your political views, undocumented workers and the businesses that knowingly or unknowingly employ them are coming under the microscope. If you…
Marisa PalmieriMar 19, 2021
It’s a pivotal juncture for the H-2B guest-worker visa program—for 2017 and beyond. "April is a critical month for H-2B," said Paul Mendelsohn, vice president…
LM StaffNov 3, 2023
I’d like to thank Gregg Robertson for highlighting the labor shortage challenging the landscape industry. The Wall Street Journal also recently ran an article (gated)…
Marisa PalmieriAug 23, 2018
A coalition of H-2B advocates has slated the H-2B Employer Capitol Hill Fly-In for March 14. The goal is to discuss the hardships the H-2B…
A look at how the new administration could affect the landscape industry. Despite the predictions of pollsters and pundits to the contrary, Donald Trump upset…
Gregg RobertsonNov 10, 2023
Congress has one last chance to extend the H-2B returning-worker provisions in the waning days of this session of Congress. The returning-worker provision that was…
Despite the predictions of pollsters and pundits to the contrary, Donald Trump engineered a stunning upset of Hillary Clinton in this week’s presidential election. Not…
LM StaffMay 25, 2016
Cape Cod landscape companies—even the ones that don't rely on H-2B workers—are singing the labor shortage blues. “It’s nuts,” Bob Maffei, owner of Maffei Landscape Contractors…
Jeffrey ScottNov 3, 2023
These are the best of times, even though some days it feels like the worst of times. The newspapers are filled with uncertainty in politics,…
LM StaffFeb 27, 2023
After 31 years, Litzenburger Landscape shut its doors due to delays in the H-2B guest-worker visa process, the Petoskey News reported. The Harbor Springs, Mich.-based landscape…
In December, Congress authorized an omnibus spending bill, which provided H-2B relief for industries that rely on guest workers. Through Sept. 30 the bill exempts…
In my December blog, when I listed H-2B guest worker program reforms as one of Congress’ pieces of unfinished business for landscape contractors, I had…
A new report from BuzzFeed found some employers "go to extraordinary lengths" to avoid hiring U.S. workers so they qualify for foreign workers through the H-2A…
This year was not a productive year for Congress dealing with issues important to landscape contractors. For that matter, 2015 was not a productive year…
The National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) held its annual Legislative Day on the Hill in Washington, D.C., on July 21. More than 100 industry…
