Archive for March 2022

This Week in Congress The House voted on legislation to decriminalize cannabis and expand retirement savings options for workers this week.  The legislation known as the MORE Act would decriminalize cannabis, impose a tax on cannabis products, and provide assistance to cannabis businesses. Additionally, the House voted on the FY23 Coast Guard Reauthorization Act, which…

President Biden’s FY23 Budget On Monday, President Biden released the FY23 $5.8 trillion budget including $1.64 trillion in discretionary spending, which calls for increases for police, health research, climate change, education and ensuring fair elections.  The increase is roughly 9 percent over the $1.51 trillion recently enacted in the FY22 omnibus bill.  The budget includes…

ONE LAST CHANCE: Please Fill Out the Communications Survey! We’re Listening. Raise Your Voice Nothing beats one-on-one conversation to spur ideas and connections. That was reinforced at SUBExcel a couple weeks ago as we talked with a lot of our members about how to make YOUR association better. Only problem is that we spoke to…

ASA Will Comment on OSHA Forklift Proposed Rule On February 16, 2022, OSHA issued a proposed rule updating the design and construction requirements of the powered industrial trucks (forklifts) standards for general industry and construction by incorporating by reference the applicable provisions of the most relevant national consensus standards.  ASA, along with the Construction Industry…

ASA Discount Available for the SESCO Webinar Series ASA is excited to announce that members can get a 15% discount on SESCO’s upcoming webinar series!  SESCO Management Consultants is ASA’s Human Resource experts and are one of the incredible member benefits available through the ASAdvantage program.  Just use the promo code SPRING15 when you register…

ASA Will Comment on OSHA’s COVID-19 Healthcare ETS on Construction On March 23, the OSHA published a limited reopening of the comment period and an informal public hearing on its COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for healthcare (Subpart U).  OSHA is seeking comment on possibly expanding the scope of the healthcare rule to cover some…

Upcoming Webinar: “Killer Contracts: Don’t Sell Your Soul to the Sea Witch” ASA invites you to join us for the upcoming webinar, “Killer Contracts: Don’t Sell Your Soul to the Sea Witch”, on April 13th, 2022 at Noon Eastern. This webinar, presented by Bethany Beck of Sanderford & Carroll, will include an overview of the…

ASA Will Comment on OSHA’s Recordkeeping Regulation Relating to Construction On March 30, 2022, OSHA issued its proposed amendments to its recordkeeping regulation. The current regulation requires certain employers to electronically submit injury and illness information to OSHA. The most significant change is that covered establishments with 100 or more employees in certain high-hazard industries—including…

Didn’t Make it to SUBExcel? Here’s What You Missed! All of us at ASA National want to thank each and every person who joined us in Florida for SUBExcel 2022!  The week included top-notch speakers, non-stop networking, updates from leaders across the country, a ton of fun, and so much more!    SUBExcel is an…

This Week in Congress This week, the House is not in session, but the Senate held nomination votes, along with voting on the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (S. 1260) and the House-passed COMPETES Act, which both aim to boost some domestic innovation and provide billions for semiconductor manufacturing.  Finally, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act,…