Miami Valley NARI Remodeler September 2014

We are more than halfway through 2014, and it’s always a good idea to reflect upon what has happened within our companies. It is time to get the report cards out and see how well we’re doing in working toward our yearly goals.

Over the past few years, business for most of us has been up and down – not always consistent. This year has been good one, and overall customer spending has been up 10 to 15 percent. From what I hear, most companies are scrambling to get jobs finished in a timely manner, and are making sure their profit margins

are in order. One thing I have noticed is that communication is of highest concern on the report card. Remember during that hour while drinking your coffee or having that cold beverage to take some time to reflect upon how fast orders are coming in,

how many times something went through the cracks, and how it affects the bottom line.

Consensus is that this will be a good year, but that next year customers’ 10 to 15 percent increase in spending will diminish by five to seven percent.

My thought for the month is to remember that, not only is your company in constant motion, but so are your customers. Please review and make sure all the proper information is in your agreements and double check that you “cross you T’s and dot your I’s.” It will make all the difference for the rest of the year and on your final report card.

Sincerely,John A. Puslat Window & Door Designs

Debby Parfenchuk is with Kemper Design/Louisville Tile of Cincinnati. The company provides ceramic, porcelain, stone, glass and metal tile for all residential and commercial needs. It is located in Northern Cincinnati at 3200 E. Kemper Drive, right off of I-275 at the Mosteller exit, making it convenient to serve Cincinnati, Dayton and Northern Kentucky. The company also has locations in Kentucky, Indiana and Tennessee. Locally, there are 10 employees. The company is family owned and has been in business for over 50 years. Kemper Design/Louisville Tile is new to Miami Valley NARI and Parfenchuk says the company joined NARI to support and partner with those who have helped make Kemper Design/Louisville Tile what it is today. “Our goal is to help you and your clients make the remodeling process go as smoothly as possible,” she says. “We are proud to offer all the necessary materials to meet your needs – no matter how large or small your project is. Stop in and see us . . . our showroom designers are waiting to help turn your vision into a reality!!” Please join us in welcoming them!

Visit them online at www.louisville-tile.com

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PRESIDENT’S COLUMN

Crossing Your T’s and Dotting Your I’s

September Member Spotlight: Kemper Design/Louisville Tile of

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Each year Ohio employers have the opportunity to participate in BWC’s Group-Experience-Rating Program or Group-Retrospective-Rating Program. While these programs are not required, they do provide you with an opportunity to significantly reduce your workers’ compensation premiums, while increasing your awareness of safety and risk-management strategies.

Workplace safety is an important component of these programs. To succeed in accident prevention, we encourage you to use the many resources available to you. We believe a group-rating program is a partnership that includes you and your employees, NARI and/or third-party administrator (TPA) and BWC. Each has specific roles and responsibilities, all designed to assist in preventing workplace accidents. This letter outlines the safety services expectations you should have as an employer enrolled in a group-rating program.

The employer will:

• Maintain a safe workplace;

• Attend safety training to enhance workplace safety;

• Use BWC’s safety services as needed;

• Fulfill the required two-hour training requirement and provide proof of attendance to sponsor for claim(s) occurring within the last year.

NARI will:

• Sponsor eight hours of safety training (this may be done at one time or may be provided incrementally as long as the total is at least eight hours);

• Provide information regarding safety resources to group members;

• Possibly assist an employer in achieving its safety needs;

• Manage employer fulfillment of the two-hour training requirement, where applicable;

• Publish this letter to group members.

The TPA may:

• Assist sponsoring organizations with fulfilling the group-rating safety requirements;

• Assist an employer with its safety needs;

• Work in conjunction with sponsors to develop safety training and deliver safety resources;

• Provide resources for claims handling.

BWC will:

• Monitor all group-rating safety activities to confirm requirements are met;

• Remain in communication with sponsoring organizations to provide recommendations for fulfilling safety requirements;

• Provide safety training through Ohio’s Center for Occupational Safety & Health;

• Offer on-site safety consultation (hazard assessments, air and noise monitoring, ergonomics evaluation, training) by a BWC safety professional;

• Offer publications and videos for safety program support;

• Conduct employer visits to confirm the employer is meeting group-rating requirements, when appropriate.

The goal of this collaborative effort is to make sure all your safety needs are met. Using these resources will assist you in preventing accidents, reducing claims costs and achieving the highest discounts possible. Below you’ll find contact information for various resources.

For more information go to (TPA) Frankgates.com, or the BWC at https://www.bwc.ohio.gov/employer/services/safetyhygiene.asp, [email protected]

Group-Rating Safety Accountability


NARI Certification

Have you considered NARI certification? For the remodeler, it sets you apart in the market and offers a unique selling proposition.

What does certification mean?NARI certification is a challenging process, requiring extensive knowledge of the remodeling industry and a commitment to professional conduct. Even highly experienced and skilled remodelers find the screening and testing process formidable. A homeowner can gain a sense of security knowing that the NARI certified remodeling professional they hire has:

• Received an acceptable review by the NARI Certification Board by providing an outline detailing their hands-on experience, industry training, involvement in continuing education, technical skills, practices in business management, as well as association and community service.

• Committed to intensive study on a broad range of critical home improvement industry issues. Most certification candidates participate in a formal study group and spend eight to 12 weeks studying in preparation for a one-day written exam.

• Successfully completed a comprehensive written examination covering critical subject areas such as sound business management practices, knowledge of building codes and construction law, plans and specification, proper and safe use of tools and equipment, safety, standards of practice, math, and several special skill areas. Once awarded their certification, NARI certified remodeling professionals must meet annual recertification requirements involving continuing education and participation in industry related programs.

For a list of certifications available, visit the NARI website - http://www.nari.org/certify/who/index.asp.

How does a remodeling contractor become certified?The NARI Certification Board has established fixed exam dates for all NARI Certifications. These dates apply regardless of where the prep (study group) class was conducted. Upcoming Exam Dates:

September 5 or 6, 2014December 12 or 13, 2014

NARI provides members with virtual study groups in preparation for the following exams:

CLC Virtual Study Group:Oct. 7, 2014

CR, CRA, CRS Virtual Study Group: Sept. 8, 2014

CKBR Virtual Study Group: Sept. 11, 2014

UDCP Virtual Study Group: Oct. 21, 2014

High Performance Remodeling Course (GCP prep): Sept. 17, 2014

CRPM Virtual Study Group: Oct 8, 2014

Click here for the various enrollment guides.

http://www.nari.org/certify/index.asp

Happy Hour – September 10, 2014, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Location TBD – Hosted by RSVP Publications

Golf Outing – September 22, 2014, 11 a.m. check in/ 1 p.m. shotgun start/6:30 p.m. cocktails, dinner and awards – Walnut Grove Country Club

Click here for more information!

http://www.naridayton.org/professionals_events.php


Consider Temporary Workers Your EmployeesEmployers are now utilizing temporary employees from staffing agencies more than ever before. By utilizing these “Temps” many employers believe that they can escape their traditional employment law obligations toward them. But this is a misplaced belief that can cause substantial liabilities for the unwary employer. Both your company and the staffing agency are jointly liable for most aspects of the employment relationship, including compliance with state and federal labor and employment laws. These types of liabilities are also applicable to employer leasing situations and PEO arrangements – Professional Employer Organizations.

Under the most common temporary staffing scenario, the staffing agency selects and provides its employees to your company and pays their wages, payroll taxes, workers’ compensation and other benefits. Your company assigns the duties and responsibilities to the Temps and controls the means and methods for them to perform the work. The staffing agency generally is covered by state and federal employment laws including the anti-discrimination statutes like Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act. But, under most circumstances your company is equally responsible for compliance with these laws. For example, every employer knows it may not terminate a female employee merely because she is pregnant. But some employers employing temporary female workers believe that they may return a temporary pregnant employee to the staffing agency because of problems with the pregnancy without any liability. This is obviously incorrect. Moreover, if the Temp complains about alleged discrimination at your facility, your company, as well as the staffing agency, has a duty to investigate and promptly remedy the situation. It is not just the staffing agency’s problem.

The term “joint employers” and “joint employees” have been used in the labor and employment law context for many years. These concepts are well-established. But, because temporary workers are now being utilized extensively, federal agencies are stepping

up enforcement against staffing agencies and their clients. For example, on July 15, 2014, OSHA released a memorandum regarding its new Temporary Worker Initiative – a program developed to increase OSHA’s focus on the safety of temporary employees. At relatively the same time, OSHA announced Citations against four host employers and seven staffing agencies

attempting to hold them co-liable for safety infractions. OSHA believes that temporary

employees are more likely to fall victim to an accident by failing to recognize the hazards and possibly by not receiving the necessary safety training in advance of starting work. Employers inappropriately rely upon the representations of the staffing agency’s salesperson as to the qualifications of the Temps. While the temporary agency may claim that it is providing employees well trained in all aspects of the work to be performed, qualified with respect to safety standards, and physically fit to perform the work, this may very well not be the case. Then, when an accident occurs, the liability rests with your company. Remember, your company has primary responsibility for ensuring that the employees are trained properly under the OSHA standards.

The National Labor Relations Board has recently ruled in a landmark decision that the parent McDonald’s Corporation and its franchisees could be treated as joint employers related to an employee dispute between a franchisee and its store employees. The employees were protesting low wages paid by the store and claimed that both McDonald’s and the store are jointly responsible for the store’s unfair labor practices. The joint employer concept is the counterpart to the joint employee doctrine and ties the related companies to co-liability for employment circumstances. This decision does not bode well for employers having affiliated companies and subsidiaries where the parent company wishes to separate potential legal liabilities among its divisions by considering the employees of each division to be separate. This NLRB decision also leaves related employers vulnerable to NLRB union organizing campaigns on a broader basis. (Continued on next page)

By Bob Dunlevey

(Continued from previous page)Employers utilizing temporary workers through

staffing agencies or leasing companies should ensure that the contract for services is very well written, clearly defines the duties and responsibilities of the agency and the client employer, and allocates risk with indemnification provisions. The client company should mandate the staffing agency visit its facility in advance of entering into a service contract so as to familiarize the agency with the nature of the work and the operations. Thereafter, the staffing agency within the contract

for services should acknowledge its understanding of the work environment and agree that it is providing temporary employees “qualified” to perform the work safely.

While most employers find benefit to employing temporary workers, each employer must recognize its duties and responsibilities toward these temporary employees and comply with all applicable labor and employment laws.

For further information, contact Bob Dunlevey, Dunlevey, Mahan & Furry (937) 223-6003.


The Miami Valley Remodeler is published monthly by Miami Valley NARI.

Miami Valley NARI136 South Keowee StreetDayton, Ohio 45402(937) 222-NARI (6274)Fax (937) 222-5794

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVEKimberly A. Fantaci Ric Kirchner

THE REMODELER EDITOR

Michelle Crawley

2014 MIAMI VALLEY BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PRESIDENT John PuslatWindow and Door Designs

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARDPeter Price, MCR, CKBR Stillwater Builders Company

VICE PRESIDENTMichelle Bilbrey, UDCP W E Bilbrey General Contractor, LLC

SECRETARYBilly BrinckFerguson Enterprises, Inc.

TREASURERScott BrunsRebuilding Together Dayton

DIRECTORSMatt JonesGreater Dayton Building & Remodeling

Lori Ring Hamilton Parker Company

John Harkleroad CR, UDCPBrentwood Builders Inc.

Gary LytleSibco Building Products

Jay Hurst, CRHurst Total Home, Inc.

Randy Light CRPossert Construction Company

The RemodelerMiami Valley This year you

get an easier chance to shine. The 2015 Miami Valley NARI CotY Awards Package will be released soon. This year, all submissions are electronic, making it very easy to showcase your exceptional remodeling work both locally and nationally. Submitting entries on both levels will be nearly identical, with only minor differences in the categories that are available to enter. We hope that this encourages you to submit your “best of the best” and showcase your finest work.

We can’t stress enough the value to your business, your homeowners and your personal marketing efforts what it means to be a CotY award recipient. The winning benefits to your business carry on long after the awards are passed out, with the winners being displayed in our monthly newsletter, The Remodeler, in media publications and prominently displayed at Home World at the Expo Center each year.

Begin this year to collect your files electronically, and your photos digitally, preferable in 72 DPI for web optimized viewing, and get ready to enter several of your projects into the competition. Watch for a special release bulletin that gives you the links to enter the 2015 Miami Valley CotY electronic submission site.

It’s Time to Get Ready for Golf!

The 2014 Miami Valley NARI Golf Outing will be held on Monday, September 22, 2014 at the beautiful mature course setting of Walnut Grove Country Club. Take a break from your busy schedules to plan on this revamped event for 2014. We will have a great afternoon of golf and socializing, followed by a delicious steak dinner in the clubhouse. Make plans to join us at this new venue for our annual outing.

Annual Golf Outing

136 South Keowee StreetDayton, OH 45402

Ph: (937) 222-6274 | Fax: (937) [email protected]

Date: Monday, September 22, 2014 Place: Walnut Grove Country Club, 5050 Linden AvenueTime: 11:00 am Check in and Lunch Cost: Golf & Lunch – $100 (Golf, 1/2 cart and driving range) 1:00 pm Shotgun start Dinner – $50 6:00 pm Cocktails (cash bar) 6:30 pm DinnerAttire: Proper golf attire; No jeans permitted

Company ______________________________________________ Contact _________________________________________

Email ___________________________________________________ Phone ___________________________________________

Return this form along with your payment to the NARI office via email, fax or mail. Cancellations with refunds will be accepted through September 12, 2014.

All name changes must be received by September 15, 2014

Please note that Walnut Grove is a non-metal golf spike facility | Please write CLEARLY and fill out ALL fields

Participant Name or Company Name

1. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ o Golf o Dinner

2. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ o Golf o Dinner

3. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ o Golf o Dinner

4. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ o Golf o Dinner

# of Golfers __________ x $100 = _______________ | # of Dinner _________ x $50 = _______________ | Total: ___________________

o Cash/Check (Payable to Miami Valley NARI

o Credit Card #: ________________________________________________________________________________________________

A portion of the proceeds from the golf outing will be contributed to the Gary Porter memorial Scholarship Fund.


Get your name in front of Miami Valley NARI’s biggest remodeling companies! Each year, over 70 decision makers from Dayton and Cincinnati are a part of this great event. Sponsoring Miami Valley NARI’s golf outing is the perfect chance for you to market yourself and your business to an ideal target audience.

Sponsors are encouraged to staff (if necessary) their sponsored area (hole, registration tables, etc...) Particpating sponsors are allowed to put their personal touch on whatever area they are working at. Bring whatever you want to make your hole the most exciting, interesting and memorable stop on the entire golf course!

See back side for sponsorship benefi ts and details.

Miami Valley NARI’sAnnual Golf Outing

Miami Valley NARI | (937) 222-NARI | [email protected] | www.naridayton.org

Event Date and LocationMonday, September 22, 20141:00 p.m. Shotgun Walnut Grove Country Club

Sponsorship Opportunities

Sponsorship Type: _______________________________________ Total enclosed: $

� Check: Make check payable and return to Miami Valley NARI 136 South Keowee Street Dayton, OH 45402

� Invoice my company (members only)

� MasterCard � Visa Name on card Account # Signature Expiration date


Sponsorship Benefi tsPresenting Sponsors - $800• Name affi liation: “Miami Valley NARI Golf Outing presented by Your Company Name”• Premium logo/name placement on all promotional materials including: Logo/Name and link on Miami Valley NARI website (www.naridayton.org) Logo/Name and link in emails/online promotional materials from Miami Valley NARI Logo/Name in Miami Valley NARI’s newsletter “The Remodeler” Logo on specifi ed on-site signage and visual presentations• One hole sponsorship at event ($100 value)• Registration for foursome included ($400 value)

Dinner Sponsor - $600• Secondary logo/name placement on all promotional material including: Logo/Name and link on Miami Valley NARI website (www.naridayton.org) Logo/Name in emails and online promotional materials from Miami Valley NARI Logo/Name in Miami Valley NARI’s newsletter “The Remodeler” Logo on specifi ed on-site signage and visual presentations• 1/2 off of Foursome Registration ($200 value)

Hole-in-One Insurance Sponsor - $375• Logo/Name and link on Miami Valley NARI website (www.naridayton.org)• Logo/Name on specifi ed on-site signage/visual presentations at prize hole

Registration Table Sponsor - $300• Logo/Name and link on Miami Valley NARI website (www.naridayton.org)• Logo/Name on specifi ed on-site signage/visual presentations

Golf Carts - $300• Logo/Name and link on Miami Valley NARI website (www.naridayton.org)• Logo/Name on golf cart signage

Box Lunch Sponsor (2) - $200• Logo/Name and link on Miami Valley NARI website (www.naridayton.org)• Onsite signage

Drink Cart Sponsor (1) - $150• Logo/Name and link on Miami Valley NARI website (www.naridayton.org)• Logo/Name and drink cart signage

Keg Sponsor (1) - $150• Logo/Name and link on Miami Valley NARI website (www.naridayton.org)• Logo/Name signage

Hole Sponsor (18) - $100• Logo/Name and link on Miami Valley NARI website (www.naridayton.org)• Name/Logo on signage at specifi ed hole

Longest Drive Sponsor - $100• Logo/Name and link on Miami Valley NARI website (www.naridayton.org)• Name/Logo on signage at specifi ed hole

Closest to the Pin Sponsor - $100• Logo/Name and link on Miami Valley NARI website (www.naridayton.org)• Name/Logo on signage at specifi ed hole

Putting Green Sponsor - $100• Logo/Name and link on Miami Valley NARI website (www.naridayton.org)• Name/Logo on signage at Putting Green

Leader Board Sponsor - $100• Logo/Name and link on Miami Valley NARI website (www.naridayton.org)• Name/Logo on leader board

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