News Archive

Webinar Recording: Industry Fund Advanced Concepts and Common Issues

Jan 18, 2023 |1 min read — Chapter Leadership

The second part of the webinar series is designed to educate chapter executives on best practices for industry fund administration.

SMACNA Supports the House Committee Report Accompanying the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services

Dec 20, 2022 |1 min read — Letters & Testimony

DOL must have the resources it needs to ensure ongoing compliance with these programs and meet the obligations placed upon it by Congress.

SMACNA Supports Support for the Department of Labor’s Requested Funding Levels for FY23 - Fair Labor Standards

Dec 19, 2022 |1 min read — Letters & Testimony

It is critical that Congress provide adequate funding to the Office of the Solicitor to ensure the agency has the resources to enforce the existing statutes and regulations to their best capabilities.

SMACNA Supports Support for the Department of Labor’s Requested Funding Levels for FY23

Dec 19, 2022 |1 min read — Letters & Testimony

It is critical that Congress provide adequate funding to the Office of the Solicitor to ensure the agency has the resources to enforce the existing statutes and regulations to their best capabilities.

Re: SMACNA Endorses Jessica Looman as Administrator of DOL’s Wage and Hour Division - Supportive of Industry

Dec 18, 2022 |1 min read — Letters & Testimony

Ms. Looman was reported to the Senate floor with bipartisan support this week due to her outstanding qualifications, experience and judgement while serving at the Department of Labor as well as in many highly important public service positions at the

Re: Support the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act for Passage: Reform Banking System

Dec 17, 2022 |1 min read — Letters & Testimony

The SAFE Banking Act would allow banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions to offer banking services to legally operate cannabis businesses without fear of punishment by federal regulators.

Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act

Dec 13, 2022 |1 min read — Regulatory Comments

SMACNA comments in support of the DOL’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking — Employee or Independent Contractor Classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act published Oct. 13, 2022. SMACNA believes that the construction industry needs stronger

Public Comments on RIN 1235-AA43 – Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair

Dec 13, 2022 |1 min read — Letters & Testimony

SMACNA supports the Proposed IC Rule because it will provide greater clarity and consistency through the codification of the longstanding six-factor economic reality test.

Re: Support The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act for Passage: Small Businesses

Dec 12, 2022 |1 min read — Letters & Testimony

The SAFE Banking Act would allow banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions to offer banking services to legally operating cannabis businesses without fear of punishment by federal regulators.  

Re: Upgrading Standards for Registered Apprenticeship Programs

Dec 6, 2022 |1 min read — Letters & Testimony

Collectively, the changes recommended will ensure that apprentices receive broad-based, quality training that will provide them with marketable skills for their entire careers and further the DOL’s goal of “rebuilding the middle class” and

Upgrading Standards for Registered Apprenticeship Programs

Dec 6, 2022 |1 min read — Regulatory Comments

On behalf of our thousands of union members and signatory contractors, the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART) and Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association (SMACNA) would

Re: Support The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act for Passage

Dec 5, 2022 |1 min read — Letters & Testimony

The SAFE Banking Act would allow banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions to offer banking services to legally operating cannabis businesses without fear of punishment by federal regulators.

The Need to Address Expiring Tax Provisions

Nov 30, 2022 |1 min read — Letters & Testimony

Giving taxpayers stable tax rules by providing an extension of expired and expiring tax provisions is a common-sense step

SMACNA Supports The Bipartisan Stauber (R-MN-8) Amendment, House Section 870, Offered to the FY 2023

Nov 29, 2022 |1 min read — Letters & Testimony

The important amendment would ensure small business construction contractors receive timely payment for change orders on federal construction project.

On Requirements in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Nov 4, 2022 |1 min read — Regulatory Comments

We recommend that the Treasury Department require that home energy auditors hold the following certifications accredited by the ICB in order to receive credit: Total Building Energy Audit Technician, Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)/Ventilation Verification

Requirements in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Nov 4, 2022 |1 min read — Regulatory Comments

The IRA’s massive investments to fight the climate crisis will incentivize expansion of workforce training and creation of career-sustaining, middle class jobs by providing expanded tax credits for taxpayers that satisfy prevailing wage and

In Support of the Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects

Nov 4, 2022 |1 min read — Regulatory Comments

Comments on specific steps that the Treasury Department, individually or in coordination with the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) and/or Office of Apprenticeship (OA), may take to promote accountability, appropriate oversight, and enforcement and to

Take the SMACNA Annual Labor Report Survey

Oct 27, 2022 |1 min read — Member Update

Process allows SMACNA to better understand the labor climate for the upcoming year.

Webinar Recording: Be Prepared for A Mental Health Audit

Oct 20, 2022 |1 min read — Chapter Leadership

Trustees can gain a better understanding of how to ensure that their fund is adequately prepared for a mental health parity audit by viewing this recorded webinar.

Requirements in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Oct 18, 2022 |1 min read — Regulatory Comments

SMART and SMACNA support efforts to make the WD-10 form more user-friendly in furtherance of the DOL’s goal of increasing the amount of usable data submitted in wage surveys. These comments focus primarily on the two most significant changes to the