ASAToday for November 21st, 2024

DOL Rescinds President Trump’s Independent Contractor Rule On May 6, 2021, The U.S. Department of Labor issued a final rule rescinding the independent contractor regulation without replacing it with a new interpretation…

All Employers Are Required to Display Federal and State Postings This update is from SESCO Management Consultants, ASA’s Human Resource partner. Return to the ASAToday page to read more articles.

Senate Earmark Update Some Senate Republicans plan to support earmarks this year. Most of the support is concentrated among GOP appropriators including Sens. Shelby (AL), Collins (ME), Capito (WV), Graham (SC), Murkowski…

Click Here to Register for the May 12th Webinar! Upcoming Webinar: Planning For Recovery for SMB Contractors For the construction industry, 2020 was all about surviving and persevering through all the new…

This Week in Congress The Senate considered a water infrastructure bill and legislation to reduce methane emissions.  This week, there were no votes in the House and President Biden addressed a joint…

Wrap-Up Insurance Program Considerations On larger projects Owner/Developers, General Contractors and Homebuilders are continuing to use Wrap-Up Insurance programs for Coverage, Control and Cost Savings purposes to “control” their Total Cost of…

ASA Announces Construction Procurement Caucus! On Thursday, April 22, 2021, ASA, along with the Construction Industry Procurement Coalition (CIPC), assisted Reps. Peters (D-CA) and Stauber (R-MN) with the launch of a construction…

ASA Requests OSHA Meeting on Emergency Temporary Standard On Monday, April 26, 2021, OSHA submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) / Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) Subpart U,…

2020 Census’s Impact on Congressional Seat Changes On Monday, the Census Bureau released apportionments, which will result in some congressional seat changes.  Per population totals, Texas will gain two House seats, while Colorado,…