Trevelino/Keller, an Atlanta-based marketing and public relations agency with national reach, announced on Monday its partnership with RAFTR Roofing + Exteriors, a recently launched roofing and outdoor exterior solutions provider specializing in the insurance-claim sector. Trevelino/Keller said in an August 12 news release that it had been engaged to support RAFTRx with growth marketing, public…
Public Service and Procurement Canada, the government’s media relations department, published yesterday that Minister of Public Services and Procurement Jean-Yves Duclos announced new federal prompt payment legislation that came into effect on Dec. 9. The legislation addresses long-standing construction industry concerns, the minister’s office said, including the timeliness of payments, protecting vital construction jobs and…
In 2019, the National Labor Relations Board issued its decision in the SuperShuttle DFW, Inc. case, emphasizing the importance of entrepreneurial opportunity in applying the traditional multi-factor test to determine whether workers should be classified as employees or independent contractors. That decision reversed the precedent, favoring classification as employees and, therefore, unionization. Over the summer,…
