Rethinking OSHA’s Multi-Employer Site Doctrine On most construction projects, more than one company works on the same jobsite. Under OSHA’s multi-employer site doctrine, the agency can issue safety citations not […]
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State and Federal Regulatory Changes New DOT Rule Rewrites DBE Certification Standards for Contractors DOT issued an Interim Final Rule (IFR) that took effect Oct. 3, 2025. It removes the
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State and Federal Regulatory Changes New Louisiana Permit and License Requirements With the recent legislative changes in Louisiana (Acts 239 and 422), every residential or commercial roofing and reroofing job
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State and Federal Regulatory Changes 10 Key Tax Changes for Construction Under the One Big Beautiful Bill 1. 100% Bonus Depreciation Now Permanent – You can fully expense eligible equipment
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Western states now face wildfires that appear less like seasonal events and more like a feature of daily life. Flames that once stayed within remote forests are entering neighborhoods, and
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Mass‑timber has shifted from niche experiment to a mainstream structural option in the American West. Code changes that now permit timber towers up to 18 stories have opened a robust
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Small businesses got some unexpected relief on July 14 when OSHA quietly rewrote the penalty chapter of its Field Operations Manual (FOM) and issued a companion press release. The changes
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Congress’ new One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) signed on July 4, 2025 reshuffles the tax deck, rewrites trade rules, and tweaks labor incentives in ways that hit the roofing industry squarely on the balance
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Federal prosecutors now treat immigration lapses as a frontline enforcement priority, not a paperwork problem. A February 2025 Department of Justice directive instructs each United States Attorney to deploy every
Avoiding Criminal Liability for Immigration Issues Read Post »
THE COTNEY BRIEF | Construction Law Simplified Issue 3 · July 2025 | (866) 303-5868 · tcotney@trentcotney.com State and Federal Regulatory Changes DOL Overtime Exemption Rule in Flux: On April 26,
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