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Editor's Note: An Enduring Legacy

Rick Damato
Rick Damato
May 13, 2013
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Managing your company reputation can be a huge factor in long-term success.
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Protecting the Innocent: When Good Employees Go Bad

Monroe Porter
April 11, 2013
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Bosses can't be too sweet when things go sour.
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The Impact of the Noel Canning Decision on the NLRB

Richard Alaniz
April 11, 2013
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The Obama administrations decisions are changing labor union dynamics.
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Editor's Note

A Fly on the (Fifth) Wall
April 11, 2013
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Could drones one day be a part of the roofing industry?
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Rooftops: White or Black?

James R. Kirby AIA
April 10, 2013
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Stephen Chu stated that all rooftops should be painted white. Is he right?
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Safety Sells

Rick Damato
Rick Damato
March 6, 2013
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Over the course of my years in this industry I’ve witnessed many changes.


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How Employers Can Ensure I-9 Forms Are Correct

Richard Alaniz
March 6, 2013
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Employers should be familiar with the I-9, or Employment Eligibility Verification, form since some variation of it has been mandatory since 1986.


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Six Symptoms of a Declining Business

Monroe Porter
March 6, 2013
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For years I have talked about the four stages of business organizations: wonder, blunder, thunder and plunder.


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Residential Fall Protection: Coping With Changes

How hew OSHA regulations will affect residential contractors
Chip Macdonald
March 6, 2013
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Like getting your child’s cold, changes inevitably happen. When it comes to changes in how the OSHA standards are implemented, what we choose to do about them may not be quite as important as how we plan to go about changing our mindset.


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An ‘All-Of-The-Above’ Strategy for Rooftop Solar

Jim Hoff
March 6, 2013
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In an effort to improve the coordination of roofing systems and PV solar installations, we have established an ongoing Rooftop PV Task Force that is developing useful guidelines for the mounting and anchorage of PV systems to both low-slope and steep-slope roofs.


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