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1 THE MONTEREY CURRENT JULY 2013 INSIDE THIS EDITION: Jeanne Groseclose Remembered 2013 NECA Convention Slated for Washington, DC Graduates Honored OSHA Requirements Being Considered on Federal Projects Legislative News Witnesses Spar Over Changing Method for Determining Wages Under Davis-Bacon What d You Say Your Name Was? U.S. Flag Etiquette Classes Offered through JATC Congratulations to Those Completing Classes LU #234 Availability List Update Health Care Reform Cut to the Chase Save the Date Contract Law Seminar Local #234 Election Results Inside Work Hours Report Upcoming Events Calendar To Benefit Participate! JEANNE GROSECLOSE REMEMBERED Veteran Member and dear friend, Jeanne Groseclose passed away on June 17, She was born January 4,1930 to Raymond and Clara Thompson in Grove City, Pennsylvania and graduated from Grove City High School in 1947 with honors. In 1949, she married George M Yeager and relocated to Fairbanks, Alaska where subsequently her husband was appointed the first US Attorney for the newly formed state of Alaska. In Fairbanks she was a Sunday school teacher, a dedicated boy scout leader, active with the Little League, PTA and Toastmistress Club as well as involved with Republican Party politics and the statehood movement. In 1962 she moved to California and married Robert Groseclose. She first worked for the Monterey Courthouse as a municipal court clerk and criminal court clerk deputy. The courthouse work was the job of her dreams, but in 1968 she left to join her husband to open Groseclose Electric. She ran the office never intending to become a contractor until her husband s untimely death in The company had just been awarded two large jobs and she had to sink or swim. She secured her contractor s license, incorporated the business, and led her company through uncertain times. In 1982 her son George Yeager joined her as CFO and together they continued the tradition of running a successful and respected electrical contracting business until her retirement in 2006 to help care for her ailing husband Paul Scettrini. Jeanne was especially proud of her National Electrical Contracting Association involvement. She served several terms as a member of the Board of Directors and as Treasurer and Vice President. Additionally she served countless hours both as Chairman of the Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee and on the Negotiating and Labor Management Committees. She was on the Board of Directors Paseo Barranco, Salinas, CA Phone: (831) JLChamplin@gmail.com Page 1

2 of the NECA West Business Insurance Group who worked to start the first Alternative Disputes Resolution Program. Jeanne was especially proud of her Women in the Industry Award presented to her at the 1999 NECA convention in New Orleans. Jeanne loved music and in her spare time was active and served as secretary of the Hot Jazz Society of Monterey. She loved to attend the music festivals and dance. In addition she was an avid baseball and football fan whether on TV or radio. In retirement her favorite activity was listening to a game on the radio while working in her backyard garden. At Jeanne's request cremation will be by Healy Mortuary and a private family service is planned NECA CONVENTION WASHINGTON, DC The NECA Convention is an exciting mix of opportunities for education inspiration, networking and fun! Washington, D.C., the most powerful city in the world, is full of history and history in the making. Get set for another historic event when the 2013 NECA Convention and Trade Show come to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center October to explore a different kind of power. Topics include: Business Leadership and Management Customer Sales and Service Energy Solutions Technical Information Safety/Risk Management Project Management and Labor Saving Tools Line Construction Challenges and Opportunities Choose from pre-convention workshops, management seminars, technical workshops, Energy Form, Safety Forum or any combination. You will learn where to find new work, how to get it, and the right way to get it done. For more information, visit Our chapter has been assigned to a room block at the Grand Hyatt. For information on booking rooms and registration information, please contact Manager Jerri Champlin. GRADUATES HONORED The graduates of the class of 2013 were honored at a graduation celebration held on Friday, June 7 th at the Monterey Hyatt. The six graduates of 2013 are Matt Battaglia, Erik Fritz, Daniel Gilbertson, Miguel Huerta-Ponce, Luke Poljak, and Trey Replogle. Special guests included Diane Ravnik, Chief of the State of California Division of Apprenticeship Standards; Hartnell College Trustees, Demetrio Pruneda, Bill Freeman and Ray Montemayor and our keynote speaker Hartnell College President Dr. Williard Lewallen. Trey Repolgle was named the Outstanding Graduate and received a set of hand tools from Klein Tools and a drill motor from Milwaukee Tools. Trey will represent the Tri- County JATC at the National Training Institute at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor at the end of July in the Outstanding Graduate Program. Our thanks to Klein Tools and Milwaukee Electric Tools for their continued support to our apprenticeship program. Congratulations to each of the graduates! OSHA SAFETY REQUIREMENTS BEING CONSIDERED ON FEDERAL PROJECTS A safety and health checklist could become part of the federal construction contract award bidding process if a proposal being drafted by an OSHA advisory panel is adopted. OSHA's Advisory

3 Committee on Construction Safety and Health is looking at a checklist comprising 20 criteria that federal procurement officers would use when determining which companies will be awarded construction contracts. The newest version of the checklist contains 20 items by which procurement officers would evaluate applicants. Applicants are scored on each item, on a scale of one to five, with five for full compliance, and one for non compliance. Among the criteria are: The contractor's OSHA recordable injury rate Whether the contractor has been cited for a willful violation Whether the contractor's foremen and supervisors have completed a 30-hour OSHA course and whether other workers have completed a 10- hour OSHA course Whether the contractor will develop a site-specific safety program for the project The safety performance of subcontractors, whether the contractor has provided evidence that on past projects workers were encouraged to report hazards, injuries, and near misses without fear of retaliation Whether in previous projects the contractor and the subcontractors addressed the needs of a multilingual workforce, such as offering toolbox talks in Spanish. LEGISLATIVE NEWS AB 1140 Approved by Assembly: State Building Trades sponsored legislation to ensure construction workers earn the prevailing wage in effect at the time they perform the work, rather than when a contract bids, was approved by the Assembly on May 30th. AB 1140 is intended to level the playing field by removing a major disadvantage the current system imposes on union contractors. Currently the DIR issues prevailing wage determinations for each craft and geographic area twice a year. Under current law, the prevailing wage earned by workers on a project is that in effect at the time the project is first advertised for bid. However, long periods of time may pass between the time a project is advertised for bid and construction work actually occurs. Additionally, some projects involve work lasting multiple years. This lag places union contractors at a serious competitive disadvantage in bidding for public work because they are bound to pay the wages required by the current collective bargaining agreement and must anticipate those costs in their bids, while their nonunion counterparts face no such obligation. Under these circumstances, the workers are not receiving the current prevailing wage in effect for their craft and region, but are being unfairly shortchanged with the lower wage in effect during the earlier period. This unfair condition has existed in public contract bidding for over 40 years. With its semi-annual prevailing wage determination becoming effective immediately for any work on projects already under construction, AB 1140 will ensure timely payment of fair wages and that an even playing field for contractors will exist on all public works projects in California. The bill now moves to the Senate. Assembly Bill 164: In an effort to protect subcontractors doing work on Public - Private Projects, AB 164 requires performance and payment bonds so that when a developer or financier of a project goes out of business or otherwise doesn't pay up the bonds kick in. This bill assures that the public entity gets a finished project and that subcontractors and suppliers get paid. AB 1164 is authored by Assembly Member Bob Wieckowski (Fremont). WITNESSES SPAR OVER CHANGING METHOD FOR DETERMINING WAGES UNDER DAVIS-BACON Witnesses testifying at a House subcommittee hearing June 18, disagreed over whether it is necessary to change the process

4 for determining prevailing wage rates under the Davis-Bacon Act. Wage rates are currently determined by the Department of Labor s Wage and Hour Division. At a hearing of the House Education and the Workforce Committee's Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, several witnesses asserted that the Labor Department has overreached in enforcing the act, and said its wage determinations were made using faulty methodology. An economist testified about the act's benefits to workers and the bidding process, however. Subcommittee ranking member Representative Joe Courtney (D-Conn.), however, said that for 80 years, the Davis-Bacon Act has done exactly what it was intended to do----- prevent federal projects from driving down local wage rates. Courtney also emphasized that the act continues to enjoy strong bipartisan support. Most recently, the House voted down-----on a bipartisan vote of an amendment to a military construction appropriations bill that would have prevented the enforcement of Davis- Bacon wage provisions. Fringe benefits typically make up a large part of construction workers' total compensation. Any determination that ignores 20 percent or more of the typical construction worker's compensation would obviously not protect the locally prevailing compensation, would undermine the local labor market, and would make it easier for migrant contractors to underbid local firms. Research typically has found that although workers are paid more under Davis-Bacon, the cost is usually offset by increased worker productivity and fewer job site accidents. Representative Tim Bishop (D-N.Y.) said falling wages would mean less consumer spending, which would hinder economic growth, despite Baskin's assertion that employers would have an easier time hiring workers in the absence of the Davis-Bacon Act. (Excerpt from BNA) WHAT D YOU SAY YOUR NAME WAS? Sometimes It s The Small Things That Make All The Difference By John P. McGill Names are tricky things. Easily forgotten, difficult to pronounce; they roll off the tongue and often just fall to the floor. There are any number of ways to remember a name- repeat it twice so the hearer recalls it; write it on the back of your hand; associate it with something in the area at the time. Usually not something to be concerned about though; unless, that is, you re a contractor and the other side doesn t want to pay you. Then you may be in for a bit of a problem, especially now that attorneys are looking very closely at licensing as a defense to payments that are due and owing. Recall that if you are not properly licensed for the entire time you are performing work, you do not have the right to be paid. Worse still, if you are not licensed for the entire time you are performing the work, you not only don t get paid, you will need to re-pay all of the money that was paid to you. The icing on the cake though is that you get to pay the other side s attorney fees, just for good measure. Licensing has taken on new importance and not having a proper license is now attracting a lot of attention from attorneys. Some of the more creative attorneys are looking very closely at everything related to your license as a way to defend against your claim for payment. Sometimes this is justified (i.e. - when you are not licensed) but in some instances, it is taken to an extreme. Well- intentioned judges sometimes get it wrong too and legitimate claims are thrown out of court. That is what happened in David E Ball v Steadfast BLK where the trial court ruled that because Ball did not conduct business as the correct dba, he could not bring his claims into court. The Court of Appeals reversed the decision, so there is a happy ending, but there is a lesson to be learned. In the Ball case, plaintiff was a sole proprietor doing business as Clark Heating & Air Conditioning. Ball was properly licensed as the sole proprietor for the business; he just conducted business under a dba name. He did some work for Steadfast and at the end of the project there was a dispute over payment. Ball recorded a Mechanics Lien, sued to foreclose on it, and also alleged other claims against Steadfast. Steadfast challenged the Mechanic Lien claim by filing a demurrer (a pleading that basically says that even if everything you say is true, you

5 can t state any cause of action against me ). The demurrer argued that Ball was not properly licensed. Why? Because Ball apparently had his dba s mixed up. Instead of doing business as Clark s Heating & Air Conditioning, he signed the contract as Clark s Air Conditioning & Heating. According to Steadfast, there was no such entity and therefore Ball was conducting business as an unlicensed contractor. The trial court agreed and sustained the demurrer and also found that because Ball was unlicensed, none of his claims survived and he was out of court. The Court of Appeals reversed in a thoughtful and appropriate decision. First, they found that Ball was a sole proprietor and therefore regardless of whether it was Clark Heating & Air Conditioning or Clark Air Conditioning & Heating, he was a sole proprietor and therefore for any dba he operated under it was still Ball himself, and he was properly licensed. It did not matter for purposes of the law regarding payments to unlicensed contractors that he had reversed the dba name. The court reasoned that the only way he could operate was as a sole proprietor, he was always properly licensed as a sole proprietor, and therefore his claims survived. According to the court, this was, at best, a case for disciplinary action by the CSLB. The name mix up was not the type of problem that the Legislature and courts are trying to discourage by passing laws and handing down decisions that prevent unlicensed contractor from being paid and require disgorging of all payments received. The licensing law is intended to provide the public with minimal assurance that those offering construction services have the requisite skill and understand the law and the business of construction. Ball met those requirements by being properly licensed as a sole proprietor. The Ball court distinguished the situation where a corporation is the contracting party and the qualifier for the corporation leaves and is not replaced. Referring to the case of Opp v St Paul Fire & Marine, where the qualifier for the corporation left but the president of the company had his own license, the court pointed out that the corporation is a separate entity from the president of the company. In order for the corporation to be licensed, it had to have a qualifier. It did not and the fact that the president had a license did not mean that the corporation was licensed. The two- corporation and president- were separate entities and each needed to be properly licensed if they were to conduct any contracting business. In Ball, there was no separate entity- Ball was a sole proprietor. Therefore he could do business as a fictitious business and still be properly licensed. Not so if the contractor is a corporation (or any other business form); in that case, a separate company license is required. Moral of the story- make sure you have a license and make sure you know the name of the dba you are doing business as- it may avoid lawsuits and it probably helps just as a practical matter. Bio: John P. McGill is an attorney and represents contractors and suppliers throughout the Bay Area and Northern California in both private and public work disputes as well as in employment, transactional, and administrative matters. He received his JD with distinction from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, and is a member of the school s Traynor Honor Society. He is the author of California Contractor s DESKTOP GENERAL COUNSEL What You Need To Know About California Construction Law ( and writes on construction issues at California Construction Law Toolbox wordpress.com. Direct office & cell U.S. FLAG ETIQUETTE STANDARDS of RESPECT The Flag Code, which formalizes and unifies the traditional ways in which we give respect to the flag, also contains specific instructions on

6 how the flag is not to be used. They are: The flag should never be dipped to any person or thing. It is flown upside down only as a distress signal. The flag should not be used as a drapery, or for covering a speakers desk, draping a platform, or for any decoration in general. Bunting of blue, white and red stripes is available for these purposes. The blue stripe of the bunting should be on the top. The flag should never be used for any advertising purpose. It should not be embroidered, printed or otherwise impressed on such articles as cushions, handkerchiefs, napkins, boxes, or anything intended to be discarded after temporary use. Advertising signs should not be attached to the staff or halyard The flag should not be used as part of a costume or athletic uniform, except that a flag patch may be used on the uniform of military personnel, fireman, policeman and members of patriotic organizations. The flag should never have placed on it, or attached to it, any mark, insignia, letter, word, number, figure, or drawing of any kind. The flag should never be used as a receptacle for receiving, holding, carrying, or delivering anything. When the flag is lowered, no part of it should touch the ground or any other object; it should be received by waiting hands and arms. To store the flag it should be folded neatly and ceremoniously. The flag should be cleaned and mended when necessary. When a flag is so worn it is no longer fit to serve as a symbol of our country, it should be destroyed by burning in a dignified manner. Note: Most American Legion Posts and local Elk s Lodges regularly conduct a dignified flag burning ceremony, often on Flag Day, June 14th. Many Cub Scout Packs, Boy Scout Troops, and Girl Scout Troops retire flags regularly as well. Contact your local American Legion Hall or Scout Troop to inquire about the availability of this service. Displaying the Flag Outdoors When the flag is displayed from a staff projecting from a window, balcony, or a building, the union should be at the peak of the staff unless the flag is at half staff. When it is displayed from the same flagpole with another flag - of a state, community, society or Scout unit - the flag of the United States must always be at the top except that the church pennant may be flown above the flag during church services for Navy personnel when conducted by a Naval chaplain on a ship at sea. When the flag is displayed over a street, it should be hung vertically, with the union to the north or east. If the flag is suspended over a sidewalk, the flag's union should be farthest from the building. When flown with flags of states, communities, or societies on separate flag poles which are of the same height and in a straight line, the flag of the United States is always placed in the position of honor - to its own right...the other flags may be smaller but none may be larger...no other flag ever should be placed above it...the flag of the United States is always the first flag raised and the last to be lowered. When flown with the national banner of other countries, each flag must be displayed from a separate pole of the same height. Each flag should be the same size. They should be raised and lowered simultaneously. The flag of one nation may not be displayed above that of another nation. Raising and Lowering the Flag The flag should be raised briskly and lowered slowly and ceremoniously. Ordinarily it should be displayed only between sunrise and sunset. It should be illuminated if displayed at night. The flag of the United States of America is saluted as it is hoisted and lowered. The salute is held until the flag is unsnapped from the halyard or through the last note of music, whichever is the longest.

7 Displaying the Flag Indoors When on display, the flag is accorded the place of honor, always positioned to its own right. Place it to the right of the speaker or staging area or sanctuary. Other flags should be to the left. The flag of the United States of America should be at the center and at the highest point of the group when a number of flags of states, localities, or societies are grouped for display. When one flag is used with the flag of the United States of America and the staffs are crossed, the flag of the United States is placed on its own right with its staff in front of the other flag. When displaying the flag against a wall, vertically or horizontally, the flag's union (stars) should be at the top, to the flag's own right, and to the observer's left. Parading and Saluting the Flag When carried in a procession, the flag should be to the right of the marchers. When other flags are carried, the flag of the United States may be centered in front of the others or carried to their right. When the flag passes in a procession, or when it is hoisted or lowered, all should face the flag and salute. The Salute To salute, all persons come to attention. Those in uniform give the appropriate formal salute. Citizens not in uniform salute by placing their right hand over the heart and men with head cover should remove it and hold it to left shoulder, hand over the heart. Members of organizations in formation salute upon command of the person in charge. The Pledge of Allegiance and National Anthem The pledge of allegiance should be rendered by standing at attention, facing the flag, and saluting. When the national anthem is played or sung, citizens should stand at attention and salute at the first note and hold the salute through the last note. The salute is directed to the flag, if displayed, otherwise to the music. The Flag in Mourning To place the flag at half-staff, hoist it to the peak for an instant and lower it to a position half way between the top and bottom of the staff. The flag is to be raised again to the peak for a moment before it is lowered. On Memorial Day the flag is displayed at half staff until noon and at full staff from noon to sunset. The flag is to be flown at half staff in mourning for designated, principal government leaders and upon presidential or gubernatorial order. When used to cover a casket, the flag should be placed with the union at the head and over the left shoulder. It should not be lowered into the grave. CLASSES OFFERED THROUGH THE TRI-COUNTY JATC Significant Changes to the Code Instructor David Martinez will be leading the way through the Significant Changes of the 2011 National Electrical Code. Drop on in! You are welcome to attend one class or as many as you like in this series. This is a (3) hour class. The next class is scheduled for Thursday, July 11th at 5:30pm. Lock Out Tag Out Certification Class Crystal Jones from Ideal Tools will be putting on a lock-out tagout class on Tuesday, July 23 rd at 6pm. This is a two-hour class and you will receive a certification, plus CE hours. Call Stacy at (831) to reserve your place. EVITP Phase 1 and 2 The Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program (EVITP) Phase 1 class with Instructor Stephen Slovacek is scheduled to begin on Thursday, July 11th at 5:30pm and EVITP Phase 2 is scheduled to begin on Thursday, July 18th at 5:30 pm. Both classes are 24 hour courses. It is a prerequisite for EVITP that you are a California Certified General Electrician. Successful completion of EVITP Phase 1 is required for

8 EVITP Phase 2. As a bonus, there is a $125 stipend available upon successful completion of each class provided by the Monterey Bay LMCC. CALCTP Training California Advanced Lighting Controls Training Program (CALCTP) with Instructor Stephen Slovacek is scheduled for Thursday, July 11th at 7am. This class is a total of 50 hours: 10 hours of lecture and 40 hours of lab. The class schedule and start date will be coordinated with those interested. YOU MUST BRING PROOF OF COMPLETING THE ONLINE COURSE TO THE FIRST CLASS OR TO stacy@tricountyjatc.org. Students will not be allowed to attend the class if they have not completed the online coursework. Go to bit.ly/ibew234calctp to get started today. As a bonus, there is a $125 stipend available upon successful completion provided by the Monterey Bay LMCC. CPR/First Aid Class CPR/First Aid is scheduled to take place on Saturday, July 20th at 8am. Instructor Roni Jane Sudyka will be teaching the basics of First Aid and CPR along with Blood Borne Pathogens. Call Stacy at (831) to reserve your place. Class size is limited. Inside Blended Learning Are your IBEW Journeyman interested in taking online classes through our JATC? If so, here is what they need to do: go to the NJATC website to register for the classes they would like to take. 1. Go to and click on the Inside Blended Learning tab. 2. Under NOT YET REGISTERED? click on the blue REGISTER button. 3. Select Tri-County Electrical JATC for Training Location. 4. Type in the password IBEW- NECA The first class we will be offering is TEST INSTRUMENTS. This class is NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE. There is no cost for Local 234 members. However, a $50 deposit is required, which is refundable upon successful completion of the class. The Test Instruments course begins by introducing safety requirements for using test instruments. The course proceeds into the specific applications for industry standard test instruments. An overview of measurement principles and test instrument procedures are covered along with an explanation of personal protective equipment as specified in NFPA 70E. We are able to enroll you in the course once you have registered on the website and made your $50 deposit. A text book will be mailed to the JATC to accompany the online coursework. Credit cards may be taken over the phone or you may pay by check. CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE WHO HAVE COMPLETED UPGRADE CLASSES Congratulations to the following individuals who have recently completed classes offered through the apprenticeship program! We appreciate your commitment to the industry! 2011 NEC SIGNIFICANT CHANGES (6/12/13) Dean Deupser Steve Trybom Stevan Gamez Keith Rudd Brian Stanley CONFINED SPACE (6/1/13) Brad Conger Stevan Gamez Steve Guyton BJ Heading Phil Karleen Alladin Preston Stephen Slovacek FORKLIFT/GRADALL CERTIFICATION (6/15/13) Frank Aldape Chris Burditt Bradley Conger Anthony Davis Erik Fritz Stevan Gamez

9 Robert Greene BJ Heading Stefan Marceron Ryan Porter Keith Rudd Stephan Slovacek Richard Smith Brian Stanley Mario Vera members that successfully complete either CALCTP, EVITP 1.0, or EVITP 2.0. EVITP 3.0 will soon be coming online, which will also be eligible for the $125 stipend. The Monterey Bay LMCC is providing all gift cards and stipends. tax. This is also known as the play or pay requirement. State insurance exchanges will be set up by the states or federal government to provide a source for individual and small business coverage, with enrollment starting in the fall of NEW INCENTIVES FOR JOURNEYMAN TRAINING CLASSES Our LMCC recently took action to incentivize members to take more classes. Beginning July 1st, members will have an opportunity to win two $100 gift cards. Two gift cards are going to be awarded quarterly. The first $100 gift card will be awarded in October to the member that satisfies the most hours of upgrade classes in the quarter (i.e., July, August, September). The second $100 gift card will be awarded via a give-away. For every four hours of training completed, members will receive an entry in the give-away; there is no limit to the number of entries. The person who is recognized with the most hours and wins the first $100 gift card is not eligible for the give-away. Classes must be successfully completed for members to earn entries in the give-away. In addition, the LMCC already pays a $125 stipend to all LOCAL #234 AVAILABILITY LIST UPDATE On the Inside Out-of-Work List, there are 35 on Book 1, 15 on Book 2, and 1 on Book 3. For Sound & Communications there is 1 on Book 1 and 2 on Book 2. We currently have two Inside apprentice out of work. HEALTH CARE REFORM CUT TO THE CHASE All Businesses Are Affected, Regardless of Size Fundamentals of the PPACA Virtually all taxpayers will be required to obtain basic health coverage or pay a penalty (the individual mandate) beginning in All size plans have mandated coverage and other changes Large employers (basically 50+) must provide minimum, affordable coverage or pay a EVERY Business is Impacted! If you have even ONE employee, you need to know about the PPACA. ALL EMPLOYERS must comply with certain provisions some now and some in the future, for example: Notices: The PPACA requires all employers to provide existing employees with information about the state healthcare exchanges by 3/1/2013. The Department of Labor now expects the timing for distribution of notices to be late summer or fall of 2013, which will coordinate with the open enrollment period for exchanges. Information: By 2014, all employers will have to report on health benefits on employee W- 2s. The W-2 form has already been redesigned. Reporting: 1/2015 brings required reporting of each employee s monthly status and hours (whether or not coverage is offered), cost of coverage, and benefit summary. Tax forms will be revised under the PPACA.

10 The Heart of the PPACA is Coming in 2014 The individual mandate Eligibility Changes Nondiscrimination requirements State exchanges The employer play or pay requirement No pre-existing condition exclusions Employers Providing Group Health Have Already Had New Requirements! The PPACA has effective dates going back to enactment on March 23, Plans Must CURRENTLY Include: Dependent child coverage to age 26 (9/2010). No pre-existing condition exclusion for children under 19 (9/2010). Coverage of preventive benefits (without co-pay) (9/2010). No lifetime limitations on coverage (9/23/2010). Rescission limited (fraud or serious misrepresentation)(9/2010). Phase-out of annual dollar limits (not less than $2 million in 2013, no limits in 2014). Additional Reform Changes Summary of Benefits and Coverage, a uniform explanation of coverage with strict standards for information, terminology, and format (9/2012). This is in addition to your Summary Plan Description. OTC drugs not covered (FSA, HRA, HSA) (1/2011). W-2 reporting of healthcare benefits value of employerprovided healthcare coverage in 2012 must be on each W-2 for employers filing more than 250 W-2s (1/2013). Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) rebated (began in 8/2012). FSA limited to $2,500 (1/2013). Medicare tax increase (to 2.35% for singles earning over $200,000 and couples over $250,000). PCORI tax (Patient- Centered Outcomes Research Institute) (plans ending after 9/2012). $1/covered ee first year, $2 second year, then set annually. Fully insured plans: added to premium IMPORTANT NOTICE: This information is provided for summary and informational purposes only and is not complete nor intended to replace expert and/or legal advice regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and related regulations. Reprinted by Your People Professionals Newsletter health-care-reform-cut-to-the-chase/ SAVE THE DATE CONTRACT LAW AND LEGAL UPDATE CLASS Please mark your calendar!!! John McGill will present a Contract Law and Legal Update on Friday, October 25 th from 11 am to 2 pm. John will review contract clauses to be wary of and recent changes in the laws that you should be aware of. A buffet lunch will be provided. Please watch for more details. LOCAL #234 ELECTION RESULTS Congratulations to the following new officers of IBEW Local #234 who will be sworn in at the July General Membership Meeting: President Mike Ihnot Vice President Manuel Valdez Rec. Sec. Stephen Slovacek Financial Secretary/ Business Manager Andy Hartmann Treasurer Chris Burditt Executive Board (4 positions) Anthony Davis, Rick Keaton, Andy Gattis, Richard Rip Smith Examining Board (5 positions) James Walker

11 INSIDE MONTHLY HOURS REPORT Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jly Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec ,402 26,782 31,195 22,293 23,922 25,534 24,245 34,263 27,408 25,292 21,998 23, ,198 20,940 23,511 18,803 18,883 15,587 19,703 18,926 19,843 18,137 11,800 17, ,134 17,773 13,104 12,987 13,972 13,463 14,641 18,623 16,909 14,751 13,472 17, ,916 17,738 17,705 18,438 19,173 Phone: (800) Fax: (760) E mail: info@focusinvestment.com Paseo Barranco, Salinas, CA Phone: (831) JLChamplin@gmail.com Page 11

12 UPCOMING EVENTS CALENDAR July 24 26, 2013 District Nine Meeting Coeur d Alene, ID July 28 August 2, 2013 National Training Institute Ann Arbor, MI August 20, 2013 Northern CA LMCC Meeting Sacramento, CA October 5, 2013 Local #234 BBQ Toro Park Buckeye Area Salinas, CA October 12 15, 2013 NECA Convention and Show Washington DC October 25, 2013 Contract Law/Legal Review Class Training Center Castroville, CA October 24 25, 2013 The Bob Electrical Contractors of CA Golf Tournament