How Integrators Can Fight Business-Crushing Legislation

There are many challenges for integration business these days and while it may be difficult to prioritize proposed regulations that seem like somebody else’s problem, integrators should be very aware that there is a trend toward regulations sweeping across the country that can absolutely limit their ability to do business.

NSCA has worked for years fighting against legislation that might limit integrator’s impact to work. It’s a difficult challenge, as each state has the ability to implement its own restrictions and regulations, forcing a fight on multiple fronts to keep integrators able to install systems.

In an upcoming webinar on April 6 at 12:00 ET, SSI sister publication Commercial Integrator, NSCA, and the Connected Technologies Consortium will get together to discuss pertinent legislation and information integrators need to be aware of.

Topics will include:

  • Licensing restrictions and other regulations that could prevent “low voltage” integrators from working on systems that include Power over Ethernet.
  • Prevailing wage: Multiple states are looking to expand the definition of what a “job site” is, which could impact cost of labor. That could include prebuilding systems, driving to and from job sites and service work.
  • Cybersecurity legislation could require integrators to have a commissioning certificate before working on clients’ network-touching systems.
  • Proposed regulations around employees and customers being exposed to COVID.
  • Legislative trends that could be positive for integrators such as Alyssa’s Law for panic alarms in public schools.
  • An overview of how to get involved and use NSCA’s “Track Legislation” page to stay updated.

NSCA is happy to work with other industry leaders to battle these bills but states want to hear from you (voters, taxpayers, local businesses) so a grassroots effort is essential. “If you’re not at the table, you’re likely on the menu,” is a premise that integrators should keep in mind.

Make sure to register now and learn about all of the ways integrators like you can do your part to combat legislation that might hurt your business, and bolster legislation that could help your business grow.

Interested? Register here!

The post How Integrators Can Fight Business-Crushing Legislation appeared first on Security Sales & Integration.



from News – Security Sales & Integration https://www.securitysales.com/news/integrators-fight-business-crushing-legislation/
via IFTTT

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Total Tech Summit Puts Call Out for Top Integrators to Apply Now

Image
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — Total Tech Summit announces that applications are now being accepted to attend this year’s event. Comprised of the  SSI Summit, CE Pro Summit and Commercial Integrator Summit, this year’s event will take place in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, Nov. 13-15. At this all-expense-paid, exclusive event, VIP guests will have the chance to sit in on industry-defining sessions, key boardroom presentations, and be able to meet one-on-one with potential vendors. Total Tech Summit brings together the best in class to share ideas, learn from others, and most importantly, accelerating the next stage of their businesses. It is the only event of its kind that bridges channels and connections by bringing together professional security, commercial AV and residential AV integrators. Another perk of the Total Tech Summit is the VIP Peer-to-Peer groups. These group conversations take place throughout the months leading up to the event and are guided by the editors of t
Read more

Top 10 Security Stories From October 2021: China Ban Gains Steam, Vivint Countersues ADT

October saw its fair share of legal issues and acquisitions. This month, lawsuits involved home security companies, a gunshot detection provider and even a media company. Vivint Smart Home is seeking retribution for the lawsuit ADT filed against it last year that alleged Vivint salespeople go to ADT customers’ homes, get them to sign Vivint contracts and install the company’s alarm systems in their homes under false pretenses. Vivint had requested a motion to have that lawsuit dismissed, but when the judge denied the motion, Vivint launched a countersuit claiming it is in fact ADT that is deceiving and stealing its customers. Gunshot detection provider ShotSpotter filed a lawsuit against media company Vice, alleging it is profiting off of fabricated claims. Vice has been critical about ShotSpotter’s technology in a multitude of articles. Though not a lawsuit, Dahua and Hikvision continue to feel pressure from the U.S. government as it considers a new measure that would make it imp
Read more

Minnesota AG Calls for Cancellation of Home Security Contracts for Alleged Fraud

STEARNS COUNTY, Minn. — Bring Me the News reports that Minnesota’s Attorney General, Keith Ellison, says he’s gotten consumers in Stearns County out of home security contracts after they were misled by a door-to-door salesman. According to the report, Ellison’s office announced that home security companies Skyline Security Management and Safe Home Security have agreed to their cancel contracts with customers in and around Stearns County who purchased their systems from door-to-door salesman Gary Harvey. “Door-to-door salesmen and their employers are in the business of trust-building,” Ellison said in a statement. “They know they need to have your trust to sell you their products, particularly expensive products like security systems that are supposed to keep your home safe. When that trust is betrayed, it’s emotionally and financially painful. I appreciate Skyline and Safe Home taking the right step in canceling these contracts while my office does what we can under the law to hold M
Read more