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PHCC CONTRACTOR MAGAZINE
Spring 2015
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CONTENTS .......... The Power of Together - Gerry Kennedy, PHCC National, Executive Vice President 6 If You Want To Be In Business, You Have to Be Involved Politically 8 - Mark Riso, PHCC National, Director of Government Relations Six Ways PHCC Makes Your Business More Profitable 10 Instructors Wanted 12 Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing Information 12 Preventing Workplace Harassment 13 2015 Minimum Wage Law Changes 16 Maryland PHCC Introductory Membership Information and Application 18, 19 Plumbing Apprenticeship Program Open Enrollment & Skip Test Information 20 Maryland PHCC Plumbing Apprentice School Application 21, 22
Senior Editor - Diane P. Kastner Maryland PHCC Contractor Magazine is the official magazine of The Maryland Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors and is published four times annually. The Maryland PHCC does not necessarily endorse any of the companies advertising in this publication or the views of its writers. Maryland PHCC Contractor Magazine is designed and published by Blue Water Publishers, LLC. Articles and information published in this magazine may not be reproduced without written consent of The Maryland PHCC or Blue Water Publishers, LLC. The publisher cannot assume responsibility for claims made by advertisers, content provided by the editor, or for the opinions expressed by contributing authors.
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OFFICERS 2015 ................... PRESIDENT STEVEN M. SCHAEFER WESTMINSTER, MD (410) 876-6825 (410) 857-0011 FAX
DIRECTORS THOMAS KELLER ELLICOTT CITY, MD (410) 203-1741 (410) 203-2638 FAX
SECRETARY KATHARINE K. STRADLEY ELLICOTT CITY, MD (410) 442-2221 (410) 442-7626 FAX
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TREASURER FREDERICK WOLF BALTIMORE, MD (410) 327-4750 (410) 563-1611 FAX SERGEANT AT ARMS RONALD LLOYD COLUMBIA, MD 21046 (410) 203-2720 (410) 203-1866 FAX
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APPRENTICESHIP EDUCATION COUNCIL MEMBERS STEVEN M. SCHAEFER ADMINISTRATIVE CHAIR WESTMINSTER, MD (410) 876-6825 (410) 857-0011 FAX JIM BERNDT BALTIMORE, MD (410) 254-7373 (410) 256-4787 FAX
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By Gerry Kennedy PHCC National Association Executive Vice President
THE POWER OF “TOGETHER”
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pring is a time for renewal … making it all the more appropriate to check in on PHCC’s renewed focus this year on “Building a Better Future … Together.” After all, there’s real power – and progress – in what we can do when we combine our efforts. High on the PHCC priority list these days is addressing the industry’s workforce shortage. Together, we’re meeting this challenge head-on. In fact, a special PHCC and PHCC Educational Foundation Workforce task force is assessing the best ways we can attract and train the qualified workers needed now and in the future. And, PHCC chapters around the country are stepping up efforts in their own ways, from developing marketing programs, to pairing students with local contractors, to advocating for workforce development legislation. Together, we also continue to fight for legislation and regulatory initiatives that protect the interests of our members … and of our trade. Specifically, we’re targeting issues related to workforce development; the Furnace, Air Conditioner, and Heat Pump Rule; expansion of the Lead Renovation, Repair & Painting Rule to cover commercial and public buildings; refrigerant phase-out; and a proposed regulation to expand federal authority over U.S. water and land use. Toward that end, PHCC is seizing our best opportunity to let our collective voices be heard this spring at the PHCC Legislative Conference on Capitol Hill. In member services, more and more contractors are taking advantage of PHCC’s growing list of member-only benefits. The most popular – a private incentive program with Chrysler – saved members, their employees, and their family members more than $350,000 in 2014. In addition, we’re constantly releasing new marketing
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materials and tools to help you let your customers know that you’re committed to a higher standard of excellence and public health and safety. And, the growing PHCC Community Network is proving to be a valuable venue where you can expand your professional connections and share best practices. Of course, we’re currently gearing up for our biggest opportunity to learn from and network with the best in the p-h-c business: CONNECT 2015, Sept. 30-Oct. 2, in Hollywood, Florida (near Fort Lauderdale). Our diverse line-up is sure to have something for everyone, including seminars covering a wide range of strategies and opportunities, relaxed networking events (Florida style!), and our always-popular Product & Technology Showcase. We’re very excited to welcome Doc Hendley as the keynote speaker. Once a bartender in a small town in North Carolina, he’s now the creator of the Wine to Water Foundation, helping the 1.1 billion people worldwide who lack access to clean water. Plus, the U.S. Navy’s first female F-14 fighter pilot, Carey Lohrenz, will be headlining a session to translate the lessons she learned at Mach 2 to the challenges in business, customer evolution, and the importance of adaptability. To take advantage of savings opportunities, register for CONNECT now! See what happens when you plug into the power of PHCC’s countless opportunities. Together, we’re keeping you competitive, our industry strong, and our future bright. For more information on PHCC’s programs and opportunities, visit www.phccweb.org or call (800) 533-7694.
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By Mark Riso Director of Government Relations PHCC National Association
If You Want To Be In Business, You Have To Be Involved Politically
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ll businesses share a desire to be successful…. to prosper and profit. That said, many factors and dynamics come into play that go into operating a successful business. Effective promotion, strategic marketing and advertising, and work ethic are all necessities. Well-trained employees are also crucial, not to mention the fact that a fundamentally effective product and or service is essential. When balanced in harmony, all of these components create an environment in which a business (small, midsize, or large) is able to succeed. Another aspect which is often not considered by many businesses are laws and regulations, created as part of the political process, that determine whether the business climate is favorable and affects the bottom line of an industry-business-company. An industry-business-company is not independent of the political process. All industries must operate within a realm that is governed by rules, regulations and decisions that are made by lawmakers and regulators, including enforcement. In order to be able to make these decisions, elected officials and agencies must be apprised of all of the facts surrounding the issues and how they impact an industry. It is absolutely PHCC’s responsibility to educate lawmakers (state and national) and regulators (state and federal) on the issues that affect the industry and your specific business. More specifically, it is our duty to ensure that the candidates who understand, engage, and are sensitive to our issues are elected to office…no magic to this, just a fact. As a leader in the industry, you can and should be a leader in advocating industry’s point of view in the political arena to help create public policy solutions. The p-h-c industry wants candidates who support our mission to be the lawmakers making the decisions that affect your business and the industry. As a result, we have to do [8]
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what we can to ensure their election or re-election. Again, no magic to this, just a fact. Educating lawmakers and regulators is one dynamic— funding a candidate’s campaign for office is another. A wellfunded candidate/campaign goes to the very heart of every successful election. Political Action Committees (PAC) are able to fund selected candidates to help them get elected. PACs are often a stronger tool than individual contributions because combined contributions allows for a greater impact. A PAC contribution that comes on behalf of a large number of people has more of an impact than one individual’s contribution to a campaign. Elected officials keep their jobs by being re-elected and the only people who can help with this are their constituents. Therefore, they are concerned more with pleasing a large group of constituents and hearing what they want and think, than acting on behalf of just one individual. PHCC National has a PAC and continues to raise funds in order to help pro-PHCC minded lawmakers and candidates. We want our industry to be successful and our members to prosper. Achieving that success is advocating for our business and industry in the political arena. It is important to have officials in office who are supportive of our business and understand our concerns and issues. We must ensure that these candidates are educated on our issues and funded by us so that they can run a successful election or reelection campaign, remain in office, and continue to help us advocate for a positive business environment for the industry and inevitably your company/business. If you want to become more active politically – I’m here…. please contact me at PHCC National (800.533.7694 – riso@ naphcc.org. Remember…our opposition is politically active – always.
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SIX WAYS PHCC MAKES YOUR BUSINESS
MORE PROFITABLE INDUSTRY REPRESENTATION From promoting industry standards and codes to fighting unfair utility competition and influencing safety and health, small business and estate tax issues, PHCC makes sure your voice is heard from the Statehouse in Annapolis to Congress.
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NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES What’s the latest talk? What’s new on the construction front? What’s what with new technology? With PHCC membership, you have access to powerhouse networking opportunities, helping you learn from others who “have been there, done that, now here’s what works.”
Discounts to Members and their Employees on the following courses approved by the Maryland State Board of Plumbing. • Backflow Prevention Certification Course • Backflow Re-Certification Course • Journey & Master Gas Fitters Courses
EDUCATION AND TRAINING Expect members-only access to the “gold standard” in p-h-c training books, videotapes, software and hands-on seminars on just about every business issue imaginable, from apprenticeship education to technical programs, Backflow Certification, Journey and Master Gas training, State Plumbing Code classes and business management expertise Plus, it’s all available at a money-saving PHCC discount.
State discounts to members on the following programs: • Plumbing Apprenticeship School (MATC Approved) • State Plumbing Code Review • Journey and Master Gas Fitters Training course
LATEST NEWS Be among the first to learn of breakthrough technologies and best business practices with your exclusive subscription to the Connection newsletter and members-only PHCC Online. PRODUCTS AND TOOLS Members receive significant discounts on books, including the Maryland State Plumbing Code Books and video’s on everything from health and safety and business management to plumbing and HVAC technical issues. PHCC- NATIONAL AND MARYLAND PHCC BENEFITS MONEY-SAVING BUSINESS SERVICES Here are just a few of the ways your PHCC membership will put money back in your pocket. • Business and Management Seminars • Enhanced Service Groups • Scholarship Programs • Code Books and Technical Publications • Labor Calculator • PHCC Tool Box • Public Awareness Programs [ 10 ]
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Access to the Marketing Resource Center Certification initiatives with NATE Annual Convention and Trade Show Legislative and Leadership Training Conferences Legal Shield
LEGISLATIVE • Maryland PHCC ~ is your voice in Annapolis. Lobbyist Gil Genn actively monitors Legislation that could have an adverse effect on your business and the PHC industry. • PHCC National Association’s Government Relations Department of the National Association keeps a watchful eye on what is happening in Washington on Capitol Hill with laws important to your business and the industry. APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM Maryland PHCC’s four year plumbing apprenticeship program is now offered at the following locations: Anne Arundel County Center of Applied Technology, North 800 Stevenson Road Severn, MD Baltimore County Essex Community College 7201 Rossville Blvd. Baltimore, MD Applications and additional information pertaining to the apprenticeship program may be obtained by calling the Maryland PHCC office as (410) 461-5977.
HOW VALUE ENGINEERING AFFECTED A HEALTHCARE FACILITY IN THE SOUTHEAST. John Neal was the plumbing designer on the project. Six months after the owners move in, he got a phone call letting him know the floor in the hospital’s kitchen is collapsing. Turns out the contractor went against the engineer’s specs and connected PVC to a 190° commercial dishwasher. Now the owners are going to have to dig up the floor and replace it with cast iron. All because they didn’t follow the engineer’s specifications. To learn more about this story and the dangers of value engineering, visit charlottepipe.com/VE.
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Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing Contents of Advertisements - Maryland Board of Plumbing The Maryland State Board of Plumbing has begun to contact companies that do not conform to State law when advertising plumbing services. The main issue concerns the lack of a Master Plumber license number on the advertisement. Please see that section of the law below. BUSINESS OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS TITLE 12. PLUMBERS SUBTITLE 5. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Md. BUSINESS OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS Code Ann. § 12-504 (2012) § 12-504. Contents of advertisement Each plumbing advertisement in the name of a person who engages in the business of providing plumbing services shall contain the license number and name of a master plumber or holder of a limited master plumber license whom the person employs and designates to direct and control the provision of plumbing services through the business of the person. Questions or comments regarding the Board of Plumbing may be directed to plumbing@dllr.state.md.us. Questions or comments regarding the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing may be directed to op@dllr.state.md.us. Questions or comments regarding the DLLR website may be directed to webmaster@dllr.state.md.us.
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Preventing
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in the Workplace
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orkplace Harassment is not an easy or pleasant topic to discuss. The very actions that constitute illegal behavior can be inconceivable. Didn’t we all grow up knowing how to treat others – with kindness and respect? Not according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) who recently released their 2013 numbers on discrimination and harassment in the workplace. They reached their highest amount of monetary recoveries in their history, despite a decrease in the number of charges from the year before. Companies of all shapes and sizes are losing millions of dollars - $372 million in 2013. You don’t have to be one of them, but it requires a commitment to create a harassment-free workplace. Workplace Harassment - Basics You Need to Know Legal Context Harassment is a form of employment discrimination that violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, (ADEA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, (ADA). Harassment is unwelcome conduct that is based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information. Harassment becomes unlawful when: 1. Enduring the offensive conduct becomes a condition of continued employment. 2. The conduct is severe or pervasive enough to create a work environment that a reasonable person would consider intimidating, hostile, or abusive. 3. An employee fears going to work because of the significant level of ongoing harassment. 4. Harassment takes place against an individual in retaliation for filing a discrimination charge, testifying, or participating in any way in an investigation, proceeding, or lawsuit. 5. Harassment takes place against an individual who opposes employment practices that they reasonably believe to be illegal. [continued on page 14] Spring 2015 | Maryland PHCC Contractor
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Sources of Harassment – Who Can Be a Source Harassment can come from: • Employer
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• Non-employee The company responsible for all sources and types of harassment. Types of Harassment – What NOT to Do Sexual - Two Types Quid pro quo – Do NOT: • Force a this-for-that situation in which an employee must choose between catering to unwanted sexual demands and either losing a job benefit or being punished in some job-related way. Hostile work environment – Do NOT: • Make offensive remarks about a person’s sex – it is illegal to make offensive comments about women in general.
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Retaliation – Do NOT: • Demote, terminate, verbally harass or otherwise single out an employee because he/she would not submit to sexual advances or because he/she filed a discrimination complaint.
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Make comments steeped in stereotypical language or make jokes about race and ethnicity.
Gender – Do NOT: • Hire a man over an equally qualified woman solely based on gender differences.
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Workplace Harassment - Basics You Need to Do Here are some things you must do to create a harassment free workplace: Set the Stage • Send an e-mail to all staff reaffirming your company’s commitment to fair and equal treatment of employees, applicants, vendors, suppliers, and customers – post copies through workplace common areas. Train • Make sure that all of your employees, from managers down to the newest hourly worker, know what workplace harassment is and that it is not tolerated.
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Employer Liability for Harassment The company is automatically liable: 1. For harassment by a supervisor that results in a negative employment action such as termination, failure to promote or hire, and loss of wages. 2. If the supervisor’s harassment results in a hostile work environment, and you cannot prove that you reasonably tried to prevent and promptly correct the harassing behavior - and the employee unreasonably failed to take advantage of any preventive or corrective opportunities provided by you. 3. For harassment by non-supervisory employees or non-employees over whom you have or exercise control (e.g., independent contractors or customers on the premises), if you knew, or should have known about the harassment and failed to take prompt and appropriate corrective action. The potential penalties and costs you face if rulings do not go your way include back and anticipated pay, compensatory damages, reinstatement, punitive damages, and/or lawyer fees. Once again these costs can be avoided with your diligence. The best way to deal with harassment in the workplace is to avoid it entirely through training and a company culture that prevents it from ever starting.
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This content was developed for the PHCC Educational Foundation by TPO, Inc. (www.tpo-inc.com). Please consult your HR professional or attorney for further advice, as laws may differ in each state. Laws continue to evolve; the information presented is as of February 2015. Any omission or inclusion of incorrect data is unintentional. Please note this article is not intended to provide legal advice or to substitute for supervisor employment law training. The PHCC Educational Foundation, a partnership of contractors, manufacturers and wholesalers was founded in 1987 to serve the plumbing-heating-cooling industry by preparing contractors and their employees to meet the challenges of a constantly changing marketplace. If you found this article helpful, please consider supporting the Foundation by making a contribution at http://www. phccfoundation.org.
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2015 MINIMUM WAGE LAW CHANGES This bulletin highlights important employment law changes, with enough information to help you get an idea of what you need to have on your radar this year.
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inimum wage is a perennial issue that has taken on a higher profile amid the slowly recovering economy and growing public debate about income inequality. States continue to take action while the federal minimum wage remains at $7.25 - a bill to increase the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour was blocked in the Senate last April. Twenty-four states (compared to thirteen last year) have announced minimum wage increases that will take effect in 2015. They are: Effective December 31, 2014 •
New York: $8.75 per hour – increasing to $9.00 effective December 31, 2015.
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West Virginia: $8.00 per hour – increasing to $8.75 effective December 31, 2015.
Effective January 1, 2015 1. Alaska: $8.75 per hour – increasing to $9.75 per hour on January 1, 2016. 2. Arizona: $8.05 per hour. 3. Arkansas: $7.50 per hour – increasing to $8.00 per hour on January 1, 2016 and $8.50 on January 1, 2017. 4. Colorado: $8.23 per hour. 5. Connecticut: $9.15 per hour – increasing to $9.60 per hour on January 1, 2016 and $10.10 on January 1, 2017. 6. Florida: $8.05 per hour. 7. Hawaii: $7.75 per hour – increasing to $8.50 per hour on January 1, 2016, $9.25 on January 1, 2017, and $10.10 on January 1, 2018. 8. Maryland: $8.00 per hour – increasing to $8.25 per hour on July 1, 2015, $8.75 per hour on July 1, 2016, $9.25 on July 1, 2017, and $10.10 on July 1, 2018. 9. Massachusetts: $9.00 per hour – increasing to $10.00 per hour on January 1, 2016 and $11.00 on January 1, 2017. 10. Missouri: $7.65 per hour. 11. Montana: $8.05 per hour. 12. Nebraska: $8.00 per hour - increasing to $9.00 per hour on January 1, 2016. [ 16 ]
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13. New Jersey: $8.38 per hour. 14. Ohio: $8.10 per hour for businesses with annual gross receipts in excess of $297,000 per year. 15. Oregon: $9.25 per hour. 16. Rhode Island: $9.00 per hour. 17. South Dakota: $8.50 per hour. 18. Vermont: $9.15 per hour - increasing to $9.60 per hour on January 1, 2016, $10.00 on January 1, 2017, and $10.50 on January 1, 2018. 19. Washington: $9.47 per hour. Effective June 1, 2015 • Delaware: $8.25 per hour. Effective July 1, 2015 • Washington D.C.: $10.50 per hour – increasing to $11.50 per hour effective July 1, 2016. Effective August 1, 2015 • Minnesota: $9.00 per hour for large employers; $7.25 per hour for small employers – increasing to $9.50 per hour effective August 1, 2016 for large employers and to $7.75 for small employers. Keep in mind that some counties and cities set minimum wages – be sure to stay current. This content was developed for the PHCC Educational Foundation by TPO, Inc. (www.tpo-inc.com). Please consult your HR professional or attorney for further advice, as laws may differ in each state. Laws continue to evolve; the information presented is as of November 2014. Any omission or inclusion of incorrect data is unintentional. Please note this article is not intended to provide legal advice or to substitute for supervisor employment law training. The PHCC Educational Foundation, a partnership of contractors, manufacturers and wholesalers was founded in 1987 to serve the plumbing-heating-cooling industry by preparing contractors and their employees to meet the challenges of a constantly changing marketplace. If you found this article helpful, please consider supporting the Foundation by making a contribution at http://www.phccfoundation.org.
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