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CDC Guidance on No Mask Wearing on Outdoor Construction Sites On April 27, 2021, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a new federal guidance on when fully vaccinated people do not need to wear a mask outdoors.  Per the CDC, a fully vaccinated person, defined as someone who had their final required…

DOL Recovers $834K in Unpaid Wages from FLSA Minimum Wage, OT Violations This update is from SESCO Management Consultants, ASA’s Human Resource Partner. The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced the settlement of reported FLSA minimum wage and overtime violations by employers in California, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and…

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. All employers are required to post certain federal and state postings. On a federal level, if an employer has less than 50 employees, they are required to post 5 notices: Fair Labor Standards Act;…

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 Join us for the upcoming webinar, “Planning for Recovery for SMB Contractors”, which will take place on May 12th, 2021 at Noon Eastern. Click here to register. For the construction industry, 2020 was all about surviving and persevering…

This Week in Congress The Senate considered a water infrastructure bill and legislation to reduce methane emissions.  This week, there were no votes in the House and President Biden addressed a joint session of Congress on Wednesday. Return to the ASAToday page to read more articles.

Wrap-Up Insurance Program Considerations On larger projects Owner/Developers, General Contractors and Homebuilders are continuing to use Wrap-Up Insurance programs for Coverage, Control and Cost Savings purposes to “control” their Total Cost of Risk (TCOR). What is a Wrap-Up program?   It is a Controlled/Consolidated Insurance program that is centrally procured and managed for a single project…

ASA Announces Construction Procurement Caucus! On Thursday, April 22, 2021, ASA, along with the Construction Industry Procurement Coalition (CIPC), assisted Reps. Peters (D-CA) and Stauber (R-MN) with the launch of a construction procurement caucus for the 117th Congress to advance “sensible reforms” for federal contractors.  The federal government’s annual spending on procurement has increased steadily in…

ASA Requests OSHA Meeting on Emergency Temporary Standard On Monday, April 26, 2021, OSHA submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) / Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) Subpart U, Emergency Temporary Standard – COVID-19 for regulatory review, which means OSHA is closer to issuing a rule and this review is usually the…