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Breaking Down the Big Beautiful Bill and OSHA Enforcement Update

If Walls Could Talk

New Legislation and OSHA Reforms Offer Major Relief for Contractors

August 4, 2025

Construction attorney Trent Cotney outlines key tax benefits and workforce development provisions in a new federal bill, along with recent OSHA enforcement changes that offer significant relief and opportunities for contractors.

Legal Insights

You Hired Them, You Own It: Subcontractor Liability in Construction

Subcontractor Responsibility Explained

June 19, 2025

Subcontractor Responsibility Explained

VIDEO/Podcast

Tariffs, Immigration & M&A-What Contractors Need to Know Now

April 24, 2025

Legal Insights

The Construction Industry and the Immigration Question

With a new administration, there are a lot of questions and concern about new immigration policies—specifically in construction.

Trent Cotney

March 28, 2025

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With a new administration, there are a lot of questions and concern about new immigration policies—specifically in construction.

Employers will face increased worksite inspections as the Trump administration cracks down on migrants in the United States illegally

Illegal Migrant Crackdown

What Contractors Need to Know About Trump’s New Immigration Enforcement

The administration’s stepped-up policies leave little room for error in this new era of hyper enforcement

Bryan Gottlieb

March 6, 2025

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President Donald Trump’s broad-based immigration enforcement using multiple government agencies has scrutinized employers more; more worksite inspections, I-9 examinations, audits, targeted investigations, and severe penalties for non-compliance.

VIDEO: Tariffs, Labor and Supply Chain Issue, Oh My!

With tariffs in place against America’s three largest trading partners — and a crackdown in undocumented workers — how will the construction industry manage?

March 5, 2025

Legal Insights columnist Trent Cotney analyzes the effects of the new Trump-era tariffs on Canadian, Mexican, and Chinese imports, warning contractors about rising material costs. He also discusses the labor shortage caused by stricter immigration policies.

Department of Defense Eliminates Biden’s Project Labor Agreement Mandate Policy

Associated Builders and Contractors celebrates a decision that will restore merit-based competition for taxpayer-funded construction projects procured by military agencies.

February 11, 2025

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Associated Builders and Contractors celebrated a Feb. 7 decision by the U.S. Department of Defense, released to the public, that will restore merit-based competition for taxpayer-funded construction projects procured by military agencies.