CFMA - Valley of the Sun

Jul 2, 2013, 3:38pm MST Updated: Jul 2, 2013, 4:22pm MST   The Obama Administration is giving businesses an extra year to comply with the employer mandate of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. A blog on the U.S. Department of the Treasury website says the treasury department will publish formal guidance describing the transition. “During this 2014 transition period, we strongly encourage employers to maintain or expand health coverage,” Mark J. Mazur , assistant secretary for tax policy at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, said in his blog on the treasury department’s website. “Also, our actions today do not affect employees’ access to the premium tax credits available under the ACA (nor any other provision of the ACA).” Henry GrosJean , a small business insurance broker in Phoenix, said the move could be politically motivated. "You have to wonder if they are listening to business concerns or are “listening” for the mid-term election," he sai...

  John Corcoran accepting the (well-deserved) Danny B. Parrish Outstanding Leadership Award Brothers from another mother John Corcoran and Tony Stagliano standing with Marj Weber who was very tired after getting up for her 7 a.m. session that morning - wake up Marj! Stuart Binstock thanking Erica Urbani for her hard work & dedication as CFMA's 2012-2013 Chairman    Wink Ames, Anne Devine-Thul & Mark Liss getting ready to boogie all night long at the San Diego Air & Space Museum!

CFMA's 2013 Annual Conference ~ June 22nd to June 26th build something EPIC with CFMA Diedre, Lisa & Kris enjoying lunch & planning out their afternoon sessions! Oh, Marj - you so funny! Peace Out! Cheese! Roasted alligator for lunch? Really? (no, not really)  

CFMA's 2013 Annual Conference ~ June 22nd to June 26th build something EPIC with CFMA   The hotel was right on the water.... the marina was just down the way.... Hilton San Diego Bayfront - our base of operations! Even Donnie was there! David James, FNF Construction, Inc. Why fly to San Diego when you can bike? Lisa Vaglio & Kristine Newman - McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.  Check in for 3 days of non-stop adventure! Diedre Aldous, 3-C Construction, Inc.  

Here we are in beautiful San Diego! The weather is perfect / overcast and about 68 - could not be better!The first full day of seminars was enlightening, interesting and very worthwhile. Our own John Corcoran won the Danny Parrish award - we are so proud of him. The award this year is shared with Tony Stagliano - his brother from another mother! Congratulations to both John & Tony - they are both very deserving! (pictures to follow in the next couple of days). Tomorrow also promises to be another great day - weather AND education wise! Stay tuned for lots of pictures!

Happy Summer Solstice Summer Solstice is sometimes referred to as "Midsummer" Litha". It's the longest day of the year. The amount of daylight only goes down from here....for the next six months (more on that later). Summer Solstice is the meteorological start of summer. It's time to enjoy vacations, great weather, pools, baseballs, and everything else that goes along with the favorite season of kids and most adults. Grab your favorite beverage and enjoy the season, because for many of us it is all too short.       Did you know? The sun does not set at the North Pole today. There is 24 hours of sunlight. Does it make up for that cold day in December when the sun does not rise above the horizon? No, but on this day it sure does feel good wherever you are!

ABC Testifies That Davis-Bacon Act Inflates the Cost of Federal Construction                 In testimony June 18 before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, ABC General Counsel and shareholder with Littler Mendelson, P.C., Maurice Baskin said the Department of Labor’s (DOL) administration of the Davis-Bacon Act has, “hindered economic growth, increased the federal deficit and imposed an enormous paperwork burden on both contractors and the federal government.” The Davis-Bacon Act is an 80-year-old wage subsidy law administered by DOL that mandates “prevailing” wages for employees of contractors and subcontractors performing work on federally financed construction projects. In his testimony, Baskin focused on DOL’s dysfunctional wage survey process. “The department continues to use antiquated and outmoded wage and s...