Gregg RobertsonNov 3, 2023
The federal Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor (DOL) announced that new regulations governing overtime will go into effect on Dec. 1.…
Dillon StewartAug 16, 2023
Despite its best efforts to block the overtime rule finalized by the Department of Labor, the National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) and other critics of…
Millions of workers will soon be eligible for overtime pay under a new rule finalized Wednesday by the Department of Labor (DOL). The rule takes effect Dec.…
Missy HenriksenNov 10, 2023
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…
LM StaffFeb 10, 2016
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued citations to SNS Lawn & Landscape Services, doing business as The Grounds Guys…
Gregg RobertsonNov 10, 2023
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…
LM StaffAug 16, 2023
A Missouri landscape company owner was fined after an employee was injured on the job The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)…
You’ve probably heard about the new overtime rule that’s been proposed by the Department of Labor (DOL). The proposed rule would increase the minimum salary…
Dillon StewartAug 15, 2023
After a four-month investigation, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) found a New York landscaper’s death was “easily preventable” with…
New regulations proposed by the federal Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division could ratchet up your labor costs and make audits of your payroll records…
The National Hispanic Landscape Alliance (NHLA) joined Bayou Lawn & Landscape Services, the National Association of Landscape Professionals, Superior Forestry and the Small and Seasonal…
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) resumed processing certifications for the H-2B program, following an April 15 court order permitting it to do so, according…
For many landscape contractors, having a good season depends on getting their H-2B workers on time and in the numbers they requested. This season has…
LM StaffNov 3, 2023
Last week, Arnulfo Hinojosa, vice president of the Federation of Employees & Workers of America (FEWA), and Jarrod Sharp, general counsel at FEWA, spoke about…
LM StaffNov 10, 2023
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will resume reviewing H-2B guest-worker visa applications, the agency announced March 17. Its premium processing service remains suspended. Earlier…
If you have not heard by now, as of March 5, the H-2B program has been temporarily shut down at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)…
Last week the federal government temporarily halted the H-2B guest worker visa program due to a Florida federal court decision. As of March 5 the…
Marisa PalmieriNov 9, 2023
The H-2B community has won an appeal against the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) regarding the H-2B wage rule, the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) reported.…
Marisa PalmieriAug 16, 2023
As the labor market tightens, landscape contractors continue to struggle to fill key positions. GreenSeasons, a full-service landscape company in Baton Rouge, La., “just cannot…
LM Staff and LM StaffNov 9, 2023
District Court Judge M.C. Rodgers on Thursday issued a preliminary injunction blocking the implementation of the H-2B program rule, ensuring landscapers will be able to…
LM Staff and LM StaffAug 16, 2023
New rules said to rewrite temporary and seasonal worker programs. The American Nursery and Landscape Association (ANLA) says the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has…
Beth GeraciNov 9, 2023
That sigh of relief you might have heard late last month was the collective exhalation from contractors across the country expressing their relief that two…
