NAPAC News

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  More NLRB Nonsense

  A recent controversial decision by the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) puts into question the use of class action waivers in employment contracts. In a 2-0 vote, the NLRB ruled [...]

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  RRP Enforcement to Rise in 2012

  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has “begun stepping up its inspections and enforcement” of its Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule for lead paint, according to the associate director of [...]

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  Is Enamel Actually Paint?

  Under the EPA’s Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule, what should a remodeler do about ceramic tile and enamel surfaces? Certainly, don’t look for guidance in your lead paint test [...]

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  Hitting a Moving Target: Enforcing a Non-Compete Clause

  A recent decision by a Virginia appeals court shows how difficult it can be to convince a judge that a non-compete clause should be enforced against a former employee who [...]

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  A Chance to Vent: Massachusetts’s Anti-1099 Law

  As NAPAC as discussed twice in the past (Thanks for Nothin’: Massachusetts’s Proposed 1099 Law/January 2010 and Massachusetts 1099 Law Strikes Again: Relief on Horizon?/July 2011), Massachusetts currently has a [...]

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  RRP Confusion

  While nearly all remodelers that rely on subcontractors to perform installs demand that the subcontractor have at least one EPA or state Certified Renovator on staff, it has become apparent [...]

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  Remodeler Loses BBB Lawsuit

  As NAPAC has previously discussed (Contractor Sues Better Business Bureau Over Rating/September 2010) Missouri-based Castle Rock Remodeling filed a $500,000 defamation lawsuit against the St. Louis Better Business Bureau alleging [...]

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  Payroll Tax Cut Limbo

  The fate of what is commonly called the “payroll tax cut” remains in limbo as the House of Representatives has refused to pass the two-month compromise bill backed by the [...]