ASAToday for July 17th, 2025

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 of when workers can function as independent contractors and when they must be classified as employees under federal law, who are entitled to…

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 (AK), and Blunt (MO). A letter signed by 15 GOP members said they would continue to enforce the ban. Return to the ASAToday…

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 challenges we faced from the pandemic. Now, 2021 will be all about planning for recovery as more regions go back to normal, projects…