Membership benefits
As a NRLRC member, you have access to the
most pertinent legal resources available
anywhere in the U.S. roofing industry, enabling you to successfully manage
and respond effectively to legal issues affecting your business.
Your benefits include:
- Free access to expert legal help valued at more than $800. You will receive answers
from NRLRC's counsel to help address some of your toughest legal, business and employment
issues and problems. Submit your questions via
NRLRC's Legal Help Line or by calling NRLRC at (847) 299-9092.
- Access to the Members
Only section of NRLRC's website.
NRLRC's comprehensive database contains more than 350 legal articles,
cases, special reports, past seminar handouts and access to significant roofing-related
court decisions to help you save time and attorney's fees. You also can find
state business licensing information and statutes of limitations, as well
as informative health and safety, technical and business-related articles.
- Monthly legal guides. Each edition of
Sidebar addresses situations such as what to do if you want to work in
another state; what to look for and what to look out for in an indemnification provision
you are asked to sign; what to do if you don't receive a monthly progress payment;
and what to do if you make a bid mistake. You will receive one free legal guide—valued
at $50 each—per month.
- Key
contract provisions. Written by lawyers and compiled by NRLRC, these 66
contract provisions come with plainlanguage explanations you can understand and
insert directly into your contracts. You will save thousands of dollars in
personal attorney drafting fees using these three publications.
You also will receive
complimentary copies of the following NRLRC-produced
publications valued at more than $1,000 in your New Member Kit:
- Roofing Contractor's
Guide to Obtaining Payment addresses all the approaches to collecting money;
terms in invoices, liens and claims on payment bonds; stopping work; not providing
warranty services; and more.
- OSHA Citation
Defense Manual, a comprehensive resource valued at $595, will allow you
to become more familiar with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
procedures, practices and terms and be better prepared to handle OSHA inspections
and respond to citations.
- A Comprehensive
Guide to Wage and Hour Regulations Affecting Roofing Contractors addresses
regulations governing minimum wage and overtime pay requirements, including a discussion
about how to calculate the "regular rate" of pay.
- A Roofing
Contractor's Guide to Fume Claims addresses alleged health effects from
fumes or vapors emitted from roofing products; potential legal liability associated
with the installation of materials that emit fumes; and strategies to reduce potential
liability for fume-related bodily injury claims.
- NRLRC's Immigration
Compliance Package addresses six key topics about immigration compliance
such as I-9 requirements and E-Verify and explains even the most difficult topics.
Also included are frequently asked questions answered with detailed explanations
by seasoned attorneys.
- Discounted registration fees. NRLRC's
annual educational seminar, Roofing Issues: Decks to Dockets, is held
annually in the fall. Attendees gain an appreciation of current legal and regulatory
developments affecting their businesses, and many participants consider it a "must-attend
event."
- Subscriptions to NRLRC's monthly E-newsletter.
The Legal Center is an informative resource that keeps you and your business
up to date with the most recent legal issues and trends affecting roofing contractors.
-
Complimentary tickets to NRLRC's
annual luncheon. Held during the International Roofing Expo, this program—
valued at $125—gives you an overview of the most prevalent legal and technical
issues affecting roofing contractors and their businesses.
- Detailed state licensing information. NRLRC offers its members detailed state licensing
requirements, regulations, procedures and specific roofing licensing requirements
applicable to contractors who wish to perform roofing work out of state.
- A company listing. NRLRC members are prominently listed online in
NRLRC's member directory.
During your second year of membership, you also will receive
five additional legal
publications valued at more than $600.
Join NRLRC today and begin realizing the return on your investment immediately.
To join online,
click here, or call Alison LaValley or Anne Schroeder at (847) 299-9092;
fax (847) 299-1183; or e-mail
nrlrc@nrlrc.net
for an application.
