ASAToday for November 21st, 2024

ASA Welcomes New Silver Sponsor, StructShare! ASA is proud to announce that StructShare has joined ASA as a Silver Sponsor! StructShare, an end-to-end purchasing and materials management solution designed for subcontractors, streamlines…

Upcoming ASA Webinar: Understanding the Ins and Outs of Medical Leave of Absences Join us on April 18th, 2023 at Noon Eastern for the ASA webinar, “Understanding the Ins and Outs of…

This Week in Congress The House is in recess until February 27th, and the Senate had a light floor agenda voting on President Biden’s nominees.  Despite being in recess this week, the…

Selecting the Labor Secretary’s Replacement Last week, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh announced his resignation to run the National Hockey League (NHL)’s Players’ Association.  Sen. Sanders (I-VT), chair of the Senate Health, Education,…

ASA Tracking Pending OSHA Rules On January 26th, OSHA published an enforcement memo changing long-standing policy on its instance-by-instance issuance of citations and radically altering the landscape of certain inspections.  OSHA agents…

Must See Sessions @ SUBExcel: The Impact of Supply Chain Shortages, Delays, & Inflation Following up on last week’s overview of Signing Contracts Has Consequences, this week we’re focusing on Managing the…

ASA Supports 5% Retainage Cap and Retainage Bond Legislation in Washington Last week, ASA sent a support letter to the House and Senate Labor Committees in Washington state regarding legislation (HB 1524/SB…

House Republican Earmark Rules House Republicans plan to limit the types of projects that are eligible for earmarks. Projects would not be permitted for city parks and county museums, which could be…

This Week in Congress Congress voted on legislation regarding China and the threat it poses to the United States’ security and economy.  Three congressional hearings on the subject were scheduled for this…