Legal and Regulatory

WASHINGTON, June 12—Associated Builders and Contractors responded to the announcement from the Office of Management and Budget that President Donald Trump’s administration will continue to enforce former President Joe Biden’s anti-competitive policy mandating project labor agreem...

In a typical year, construction law doesn’t change all that much—but so far, 2025 has been anything but a typical year. Before the Trump administration reached its first-100-days mark, attorneys were already combing through the language of nearly 130 executive orders. While execu...

How does incorporating dispute resolution into a contract along with procedures to encourage transparency and collaboration among parties help when an issue arises? Bryan Thomas Partner Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Dispute provisions should be designed to encourage transpar...

The construction industry faces unprecedented challenges as the Trump administration's historic tariff policies reshape supply-chain dynamics, disrupt material pricing and cause a market-wide reevaluation of familiar contractual risk allocations. With the effective U.S. tariff ra...

WASHINGTON, May 19—Associated Builders and Contractors responded to a May 16 decision from the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia that grants a preliminary injunction to the North America’s Building Trades Unions that reinstates project labor agreement mandates on ce...

WASHINGTON, May 13—Associated Builders and Contractors reported today that its Construction Backlog Indicator rose to a 20-month high of 8.7 months in April, according to an ABC member survey conducted April 22 to May 6. The reading is up 0.3 months since April 2024. View ABC’s ...

WASHINGTON, May 2—The U.S. Department of Labor’s May 1 announcement says it will pause enforcement of the 2024 Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act final rule in current enforcement matters while the agency reviews this regulation. ...

In the world of construction contracts, negotiations are critical to shaping fair and reasonable agreements that allocate risk to the proper party. However, those negotiations give rise to ethical considerations. Ethical negotiations require transparency, finding the right balanc...

Updated April 9, 2:55pm: President Trump has issued a 90-day pause on tariffs for more than 75 trading partners who did not retaliate after last week’s sweeping order. THE 25% TARIFF ON CANADIAN AND MEXICAN PRODUCTS On March 3, 2025, the Trump administration announced that the...

Construction businesses have faced a rising tide of challenges since the pandemic. The labor shortage, worker safety threats and more have created a difficult environment for business owners to find opportunities for growth while keeping their operations running smoothly and safe...