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IBA SMALL BUSINESS REPORT – April 23, 2012

sefton — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 23:04:15 +0000

WOW What An Amazing Month!! Page 1
The 2012 Legislature Is Over – The State’s Budget Is Re-balanced Page 1
How The 2012 Budget Solution Came About Page 1
More Details About The 2012 Budget Deal Page 2
SB 6635 State Tax Adjustments Page 2
Spending That Made The Budget Possible Page 3
Major Tax Increase Proposals That Did NOT Pass Page 3
Is The National Health Care Reform Law Unconstitutional? Page 4
State & National Economies Continue Slow Improvements Page 6
Stop Higher State Taxes – I-1185—Needs Your Signature Page 6
What Do You Want More Of? Page 6
Copy of the whole report is located in the Members Only Area.

Permanent fall arrest/restraint anchorage devices.

sefton — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 22:41:25 +0000

Gary Smith of IBA, Don Vose and Myself represented the membership of the RCAW to have this fall restraint issue put to bed. It has been resurrected for the hearing of last year. And reintroduced yesterday April 13th 2012. I am pleased to report we were successful by making very strong representation that defeated the proposed code change. This does not mean that if your company wants to offer these anchorages as an additional service to your client that you can’t or should not, but it is not mandated as stated in the proposal before the Council. What this means to our roofing community is that you will still be expected to provide fall restraints when working on elevated roofs as required by the law, but leaving the anchorages behind will not be mandatory.

Independent Business Association (IBA)

sefton — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:35:00 +0000

RCAW Partners with the Independent Business Association (IBA)

Did you know that as an active RCAW member you are, at no additional cost, also a member of the Independent Business Association (IBA)? Here is a little bit about what IBA can and is doing for you right now!

The Independent Business Association (IBA) has been assisting small business owners save money, save time and solve problems since 1974 in the following ways:

IBA of Washington State has a highly respected and very effective team of government relations experts working for you full-time at our state capitol in Olympia. IBA’s government relations experts and its members have stopped tax increases, stopped harmful new government regulations, have passed tax reductions, passed greater freedoms from government interference for small businesses, passed one of the nation’s most comprehensive regulatory reform legislative plans, which is now being implemented, and much more. Each year, the Washington State Legislature deals with over 4,000 legislative proposals, many of which directly affect small businesses. You don’t have time to identify and keep tract of all of these issues, but IBA’s government relations experts do and they advise you of the important proposals affecting small businesses and advise you, through the RCAW, of how you can influence their passage or defeat.
And much, much more!

In conjunction with the RCAW, giving you the resources to comply with regulations and appeal citations from the Department of Labor and Industries.

You have access to key documents small business owners need, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day via IBA’s FAX On Demand System. All you need is a fax machine. You call the IBA FAX On Demand System and request the document you need, by number and seconds later, its is printing out on your fax machine. Examples are: How do I appeal a tax assessment? What questions can I and can’t I ask when hiring a new employee? How to prepare an effective request for a loan? How to reduce your state industrial insurance costs? How to get a FREE no-fines safety and health inspection. An I-9 or W-4 form if you don’t have one handy when you need one. How to comply with hazardous waste laws, etc. Scores of vital documents to help small business owners. All at no cost to you and available anytime, night or day, 7 days a week.

For more information on IBA please contact the RCAW office at 253.282.9823. Remember these services are only available to RCAW members!

Workers Compensation & Unemployment Tax.

sefton — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:13:09 +0000

1. The suggested increase of 2.5% in the payment of workers compensation premiums will not now take place according to a reliable source. This good news for our industry.

2. In addition according to our sources 88% of employers will now pay less unemployment taxes in 2012 than they paid in 2011. Some employers will pay up to 50% less in taxes.