ASAToday for December, 11th 2025

Recess Appointments? President-elect Trump is pushing Senate leaders to allow for recess appointments. Article II, Section 2, Clause 3, commonly known as the Recess Appointment Clause, provides that, the President shall have…

President-Elect Trump’s Cabinet Nominations and Appointments I will continue to update cabinet nominations and other appointments as they are announced. The nominations and appointments, to date, are as follows: Secretary of Commerce:…

Click Here to Register for this Webinar! Upcoming Webinar – Trust but Verify: Prequalifying Project Owners and GCs Join us on January 9th, 2025 at 1pm Eastern for the upcoming webinar, “Trust…

  The Developing America’s Workforce Act On Thursday, November 14, 2024, Reps. Good (R-VA) and Miller (R-IL) introduced H.R. 10122, The Developing America’s Workforce Act. Notably, the bill text would reinstate the…

Overtime Rule Declared Invalid On Friday, November 15, 2024, a federal judge in Texas ruled that the Department of Labor’s 2024 overtime rule is invalid.  The Department of Labor (DOL) released the…

Potential Immigration Enforcement and I-9 Audits While much of the incoming administration’s policy agenda for the immigrant workforce is still unknown, I am informed that employers are gearing up for a dramatic…

This Week in Congress The House returned with votes planned this week on three measures under a rule, requiring a simple majority vote for passage: (1) the Critical Mineral Consistency Act, H.R. 8446,…

2024 Election Update! Republicans have won the White House and control of the Senate. The House majority has not yet been determined and called races have resulted in Republican wins in 214…