Archive for April 2022

Get the Most Out of Your ASA Membership! Are you getting the most out of your ASA membership?  Are you new to ASA and still learning all of the benefits your membership has to offer?  Join us on April 27th, 2022 at Noon Eastern for the upcoming webinar, “Unlocking the Benefits of ASA Membership: A…

Upcoming Webinar: How Better Contracts Lead to Better Results and How ConsensusDocs Can Help Join us on May 10th, 2022 for the upcoming webinar, “How Better Contracts Lead to Better Results and How ConsensusDocs Can Help”, presented by Brian Perlberg, Esq. Did you know that owners of construction projects pay a premium of 20% according…

Mark Your Calendars: Project Documentation 101 Its never to early to add an incredible event to your calendar!  Join us on August 10th, 2022 at Noon Eastern for, “Project Documentation 101”, presented by Brian K Carroll, Managing Partner, Sanderford & Carroll, P.C.  In this webinar you will discover simple and easy ways to document your…

This Week in Congress         Congress is in Spring Recess for Easter and Passover until Tuesday, April 26, 2022. Return to the ASAToday page to read more articles.

Infrastructure Funding – Hydrogen Economy On November 15, 2021, President Biden signed into law the bipartisan infrastructure bill, which included funding to build at least four hydrogen hubs with two being in regions with abundant natural gas reserves. The hubs intend to test different ways to produce and use hydrogen, which is emerging as one…

The Chapter Scholarship Fund is Now the Brianna Wright Memorial Scholarship Fund ASA is proud to share that the Chapter Scholarship Fund has been renamed the Brianna Wright Memorial Scholarship Fund in honor of the late Brianna Wright, the beloved Executive Director of the ASA of Houston chapter. This decision was made by the ASA…

DOL’s Reviewing Minimum Wage and Overtime Exemptions The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division previously announced that it is reviewing the regulations that implement the Fair Labor Standard Act’s minimum wage and overtime exemptions for bona fide executive, administrative, and professional employees.  In the last few months, DOL has held multiple listening sessions. DOL…

President Biden’s Rural Infrastructure Playbook On Monday, April 11, 2022, President Biden announced his “rural playbook,” which highlights the infrastructure funding he signed into law on November 15, 2021.  This funding will clean up abandoned oil wells, upgrade drinking water systems, and prevent wildfires.  There are over 100 federal programs supported by the law. The…

This Week in Congress              This week, Congress attempted to consider a Covid-19 relief package that would provide support to restaurants and small businesses; however, the package was stymied by the Senate Republicans, who wanted a vote on the Biden Administration’s repeal of “Title 42,” a pandemic-related restriction on border crossings, a move likely to create…

ASA Calls Upon Congressional Leadership for State and Local Infrastructure Funding Flexibility This week, ASA, along with the Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC), called upon congressional leadership for the inclusion of S. 3011/H.R. 5735, a measure to provide greater flexibility to American Rescue Plan (ARP) state and local resources, in the pending pandemic aid package.  The…