On Wednesday, January 25th, the House Banking and Insurance Committee held a Workers’ Compensation panel. Amongst the panel was a representative from a large corporation, an employee advocate, a workers’ compensation insurer, and a small business owner – FHBA member Shelby Johnson. Shelby is a member of the HBA of West Florida and served as …
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Join us as FHBA hosts the 2017 Legislative Conference on March 27-29 in Tallahassee, Florida; where members and leaders in Florida residential construction and remodeling industry participate in legislative training, engage with elected officials, and meet to address organizational agendas. Legislators and Capitol observers use this event as a barometer of FHBA member intensity regarding …
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One of FHBA’s priorities during the 2017 Legislative Session is to support legislation that will modify Florida’s Building Code development process; retaining its integrity while streamlining implementation processes. Below is a press release by Sen. Tom Lee, announcing his action towards this effort. Senator Lee serves as Chair of the Senate Community Affairs Committee, where building …
The third Workforce Taskforce committee meeting it set for January 20, 2017 at the FRSA Education and Training Center in Winter Park. The address is as follows: FRSA 7071 University Blvd | Winter Park, FL 32792 Site Contact: Meghan Roth, FRSA Educational & Research Foundation Director | 407-671-3772 The committee is tasked with the following: …
If you are confused by what the Worker’s Compensation rates will be starting December 1 – Welcome to the club. Bottom line, the 14.5% increase approved earlier by the Office of Insurance Regulations (OIR) remains in effect and will start tomorrow, December 1. Why is this news? Late last week Leon County Circuit Judge, Karen …
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I am pleased to announce that FHBA had great success backing pro-building candidates during the 2016 election – 94% of all FHBA supported candidates won! Of the 25 races at play in the Florida Senate during the general election, FHBA supported 17 and lost 2 giving FHBA a winning percent of 88 in the Senate. …
With the 2016 Primary Election Cycle now behind us, FHBA is pleased to announce that 17 out of 19 FHB PAC supported candidates won. Although one of our losing candidates was Wayne Harris in HD-4, FHB PAC split its support in that position, where the winner, Mel Ponder, was also a supported candidate. We are …
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NAHB and a coalition of more than 55 Texas and national business groups have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) seeking to halt its federal overtime rule set to take effect Dec. 1. Earlier this year, the DOL issued the rule, which will double the current overtime salary limit of $23,660 to $47,476. It also allows the …
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For the past several months, we have been waiting with baited breath for the final decision by Florida’s Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) regarding the pending worker’s compensation increase. Last week, we finally got our answer, and not one that works best for our industry. OIR unofficially announced a 14.5% increase to workers’ compensation insurance. …
As many of your local Builder Associations ramp up for Fall Membership drives, we wanted to take the opportunity to share what we as a federated organization – Local HBA, FHBA, and NAHB – have accomplished for you as a valued member in 2016: FHBA testified at the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation’s public hearing …
