ASAToday for November 21st, 2024

This Week in Congress Congress returned for the last week of work before the Thanksgiving-week recess.  The House voted on bills that would boost government geothermal lease sales (H.R. 1449) and to…

Government Funding? Government funding runs out on December 20th and last Sunday, Speaker Johnson (R-LA) said that the House will pass another temporary spending bill before the end of the year to…

Budget Reconciliation / Tax Code / and the 119th Congress Republicans have won 218 seats in the House, giving the party a majority in both chambers of Congress next year.  The Republican’s…

Recess Appointments? President-elect Trump is pushing Senate leaders to allow for recess appointments. Article II, Section 2, Clause 3, commonly known as the Recess Appointment Clause, provides that, the President shall have…

President-Elect Trump’s Cabinet Nominations and Appointments I will continue to update cabinet nominations and other appointments as they are announced. The nominations and appointments, to date, are as follows: Secretary of Commerce:…

Click Here to Register for this Webinar! Upcoming Webinar – Trust but Verify: Prequalifying Project Owners and GCs Join us on January 9th, 2025 at 1pm Eastern for the upcoming webinar, “Trust…

  The Developing America’s Workforce Act On Thursday, November 14, 2024, Reps. Good (R-VA) and Miller (R-IL) introduced H.R. 10122, The Developing America’s Workforce Act. Notably, the bill text would reinstate the…

Overtime Rule Declared Invalid On Friday, November 15, 2024, a federal judge in Texas ruled that the Department of Labor’s 2024 overtime rule is invalid.  The Department of Labor (DOL) released the…

Potential Immigration Enforcement and I-9 Audits While much of the incoming administration’s policy agenda for the immigrant workforce is still unknown, I am informed that employers are gearing up for a dramatic…