18 Apr OSHA Bulletin for Job-Made Boxes and Platforms
As if construction work wasn’t dangerous enough, the use of job-made boxes, baskets and platforms increase fall-related risks and crush injuries inherent in the industry....
Dealer Updates
18 Apr Diesel Price Surge Fuels Construction Inflation Alert
They say what goes up, must come down. But construction material pricing has been testing that inevitability for over two years, with no discernible end in sight. Economist Ken Simonson issued yet another construction inflation alert last week, spotlighting the inexorable climb of diesel, aluminum mill...
15 Apr Congress proposes additional $13 billion for hard hit small businesses
The Relief for Restaurants and other Hard Hit Small Businesses Act of 2022 — an amendment to H.R.3807 — could help the thousands of small businesses still struggling with the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The amended bill, sponsored by Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.),...
29 Mar Right to Repair
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By James Waite Rental Management Magazine UNDERSTANDING RIGHT-TO-REPAIR REQUIREMENTS QUESTION: I RECENTLY HEARD ABOUT A PROPOSED NEW FEDERAL RIGHT-TO-REPAIR REQUIREMENT, AND I’D LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU CAN PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION REGARDING ITS COVERAGE AND STATUS. Answer: On July 6, 2021, the White House Press Secretary announced a sweeping executive order that...
29 Mar Changes in Tax Laws
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By James Waite Rental Management Magazine WHAT CHANGES IN TAX LAWS CAN MEAN Editor’s note: The tax change proposals mentioned in Legally Speaking this month currently are under discussion by members of Congress in Washington, D.C. According to John McClelland, Ph.D., American Rental Association (ARA) vice president for government affairs...
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