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OSHA Related Issues in 2024 As we exit 2023, the Fall 2023 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions was recently released by the administration. The semiannual agenda lays out the upcoming actions every agency will take through the end of 2023 and into 2024. To that end, the relevant OSHA issues that could impact…

Announcing the Bipartisan Construction Procurement Caucus (CPC) Before Congress ended session for 2023, the co-Chairs of the Construction Procurement Caucus (CPC) Reps. Stauber (R-MN) and Scholten (D-MI) circulated a Dear Colleague Letter inviting members of Congress to join their caucus, which serves as a forum for Members to discuss ways to improve efficiency in the…

SLDF Win on CGL Coverage for Construction Defects in Illinois On November 30th, the Illinois Supreme Court issued its opinion in Acuity v. M/I Homes of Chicago, LLC. The case involved commercial general liability (“CGL”) coverage for construction defects resulting in water damage to a townhome project. The appellate court’s request to clarify as to the existence of…

This Week in Congress Congress continued to negotiate a $100 billion funding supplemental to aid Ukraine, Israel, and East Asian allies, along with new border funding.  Speaker Johnson told “senators that the baseline for House demands on immigration language is H.R. 2, the House-passed, hard-line border and immigration bill that quickly died in the Senate…

FY24 Appropriations Congressional leaders from both parties want to approve supplemental spending for Israel, Ukraine, and Indo-Pacific security; however Republicans are also pushing to include changes to U.S. border security policies. As of this writing, talks are stalled on that issue. Majority Leader Schumer stated that Republicans are insisting on policy changes to curb the…

Upcoming Webinar: Job Costing 201: Level Up Your Process for More Profit Join us on Wednesday, December 12th, 2023 at Noon Eastern for the ASA webinar, “Job Costing 201: Level Up Your Process for More Profit”, presented by Terrin Kailan from Knowify. In today’s highly competitive construction industry, subcontractors face an almost impossible challenge: maintaining…

This Week in Congress This week, Congress returned to session after the Thanksgiving Day Recess and on November 14, 2023, the House of Representatives voted 336-95 to pass a continuing resolution to keep the federal government funded through the end of this year (H.R. 6363).  This creates new funding deadlines on January 19, 2024 for…

New Independent Contractor Rule is Imminent It appears as if the final release of the new Independent Contractor rule is imminent.  After an extended public comment period, the proposed rule has finally been submitted to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB).  OMB review is the final step in the rulemaking process. Independent…

Upcoming Webinar: Job Costing 201: Level Up Your Process for More Profit Join us on Wednesday, December 12th, 2023 at Noon Eastern for the ASA webinar, “Job Costing 201: Level Up Your Process for More Profit”, presented by Terrin Kailain from Knowify. In today’s highly competitive construction industry, subcontractors face an almost impossible challenge: maintaining…

This Week In Congress This week, Congress passed legislation that averted a government shutdown.  The legislation would fund some government departments until mid-January and the rest through early February.  It did not include spending cuts or policy changes that Republican hard-liners sought.  Congress will be in recess next week for Thanksgiving and in anticipation of…