legal | Walls & Ceilings

Items Tagged with 'legal'

ARTICLES

Legal Insights

The Construction Industry and the Immigration Question

With a new administration, there are a lot of questions and concern about new immigration policies—specifically in construction.

Trent Cotney

March 28, 2025

No Comments

With a new administration, there are a lot of questions and concern about new immigration policies—specifically in construction.

Employers will face increased worksite inspections as the Trump administration cracks down on migrants in the United States illegally

Illegal Migrant Crackdown

What Contractors Need to Know About Trump’s New Immigration Enforcement

The administration’s stepped-up policies leave little room for error in this new era of hyper enforcement

Bryan Gottlieb

March 6, 2025

No Comments

President Donald Trump’s broad-based immigration enforcement using multiple government agencies has scrutinized employers more; more worksite inspections, I-9 examinations, audits, targeted investigations, and severe penalties for non-compliance.

VIDEO: Tariffs, Labor and Supply Chain Issue, Oh My!

With tariffs in place against America’s three largest trading partners — and a crackdown in undocumented workers — how will the construction industry manage?

March 5, 2025

Legal Insights columnist Trent Cotney analyzes the effects of the new Trump-era tariffs on Canadian, Mexican, and Chinese imports, warning contractors about rising material costs. He also discusses the labor shortage caused by stricter immigration policies.

Department of Defense Eliminates Biden’s Project Labor Agreement Mandate Policy

Associated Builders and Contractors celebrates a decision that will restore merit-based competition for taxpayer-funded construction projects procured by military agencies.

February 11, 2025

No Comments

Associated Builders and Contractors celebrated a Feb. 7 decision by the U.S. Department of Defense, released to the public, that will restore merit-based competition for taxpayer-funded construction projects procured by military agencies.

Legal Insights

VIDEO: Do You Know Your Company’s Policy on Marijuana Use?

Trent Cotney gives us an update on this controversial issue of monitoring weed and how OSHA deals with consumers of the drug.

September 25, 2024

In this video, W&C contributor Trent Cotney discusses ways to reach potential and existing customers.

Legal

VIDEO: Recent Supreme Court Rulings That Can Affect YOU!

Chevron overruling could result in more opportunities to appeal federal agency rulings

Chris Gray

August 5, 2024

No Comments

Chevron overruling could result in more opportunities to appeal federal agency rulings

Ban on Non-competes What You Need To Know Today

Legal Insights

VIDEO: Non-Compete Ban—Is it Constitutional?

Trent Cotney gives us an update on this controversial issue of non-compete clauses and how Texas is fighting back.

John Wyatt

July 16, 2024

No Comments

In this video, W&C contributor Trent Cotney discusses ways to reach potential and existing customers.

Video

Legal Insights from FRSA 2024

June 12, 2024

No Comments

There has been a lot of talk and legal wrangling over the classification of workers by the U.S. Department of Labor in recent months, and it is likely to continue. However, do the same classification rules apply to salespeople?

How the FTC’s Noncompete Ban Affects Your Business

April 24, 2024

No Comments

The FTC’s new rule banning noncompete agreements affects nearly every business and could cause a legal quagmire. Legal Insights expert Trent Cotney of Adams and Reese is here to help explain how this impacts your business and what protections you still have as an employer.