October 2020
Greetings!

I hope this email finds you well and staying healthy as we welcome cooler weather and a change of season.

The EAP is pleased to announce that we are now sponsoring a group retirement program for member companies to consider! Often the administration around offering this kind of employee benefit can be time consuming and expensive; consider our program as a potential solution to your needs! Learn more in the article below.

We continue to offer a variety of virtual events providing you and your employees with access to high-quality continuing education and connections with our supplier network.

As always, let me know how we can continue to be of assistance!

Please stay safe,
Sarah Hagy - Executive Director
New Member Benefit - Employer Retirement Program
The EAP is proud to announce this new members-only benefit, offering your company access to our Multiple Employer Aggregation Program (MEAP). Offered through Lincoln Financial Group and Firstrust Financial Resources, the program is designed to outsource many of the fiduciary responsibilities that come with running a retirement plan and often helps reduce costs! A Multiple Employer Aggregation Program (MEAP) can offer the following solutions for your business:
The MEAP can become your 401(k) department, performing most of the administrative tasks of your plan.
By Joining a MEAP, employers can avoid much of the compliance concerns that come with offering their own plan.
The MEAP Delivers more value and services, potentially at similar or less cost that what you may be already paying.
To learn more about this this program, click here, and contact Kenneth J. Cappelli, AIF, CPFA at Firstrust Financial Resources, LLC with questions.
Economic Symposium -
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Tech Tip: Set Up Bank Alerts – NOW!
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Here’s a tip that just might save your bacon: Set up withdrawal alerts on your bank accounts. Many banks will send you an e-mail alert whenever money is withdrawn from your account via check, debit card or transfer. Setting up those alerts will allow you to spot and report fraudulent activity BEFORE the money has already been siphoned into a cybercriminal’s hands.

Second tip: Require dual-factor authentication to access your bank account. Most banks will have this as a security setting for your account. That simply means when you try to log in, you will be asked to enter a four- or five-digit code sent to your mobile phone or personal e-mail. This will prevent a hacker from getting in EVEN IF they crack your password.

Thanks to our managed IT services provider, PICS ITech, for these helpful tips!
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It's time to renew your membership for 2021! Your renewal information will be mailed the second week of November!
It's election season both for our country and the EAP! It's time to elect representatives to the EAP Board of Governors! Ballots will mailed next week to each member company's primary and secondary contact and are due back by Friday, November 20.
Looking for more business? Generate customer referrals through EAP's Locate a Contractor program. The EAP provides consumers with contractor referrals either by phone or via our online "Locate a Contractor" search function, which will receive a face lift on www.eap.org in November!

You can learn more about the Locate a Contractor Program here. This program is a benefit of Electrical and HVAC Contractor membership and is free to enroll in.
Executive Committee

President
Pat Melvin
Rumsey Electric Company
 
Vice President
Russ deFuria
O'Brien Heating & Air Conditioning

Treasurer
Henry Barusevicius, Jr
H.B. Electric Service, Inc.

Secretary
Fran Pollart
Pollart Electrical Sales

Staff

Executive Director 

Deputy Executive Director

Program Manager