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Unprecedented Times: An Interview Panel With 2025 Top Construction Law Firms  Cover Art

Unprecedented Times: An Interview Panel With 2025 Top Construction Law Firms

By David McMillin
June 10, 2025
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...
Executive Insights 2025: Leaders in Construction Law Cover Art

Executive Insights 2025: Leaders in Construction Law

By Construction Executive
June 4, 2025
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...
Navigating Tariffs in Today's Construction Landscape—But Stay Tuned for Tomorrow Cover Art

Navigating Tariffs in Today's Construction Landscape—But Stay Tuned for Tomorrow

By Christopher Barnett
May 22, 2025
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...
Judge Favors Special Interests on Federal Infrastructure, a Loss for Taxpayers and the Nonunion Construction Industry Cover Art

Judge Favors Special Interests on Federal Infrastructure, a Loss for Taxpayers and the Nonunion Construction Industry

By ABC
May 21, 2025
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...
Despite Tariff Impacts, ABC Contractors’ Backlog and Profit Margin Expectations Improve in April Cover Art

Despite Tariff Impacts, ABC Contractors’ Backlog and Profit Margin Expectations Improve in April

By ABC
May 14, 2025
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 ...
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DOL Pauses Enforcement of Biden’s 2024 Independent Contractor Rule

By ABC
May 8, 2025
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. ...
Ethical Considerations in Construction Contract Negotiations Cover Art

Ethical Considerations in Construction Contract Negotiations

By Jacqueline Greenberg Vogt
April 17, 2025
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...
Protecting Against the Impact of 2025 Tariffs on Construction Costs Cover Art

Protecting Against the Impact of 2025 Tariffs on Construction Costs

By Luke Cantrell
April 9, 2025
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...
How Construction Businesses Can Navigate Labor Shortage and Social Inflation Challenges  Cover Art

How Construction Businesses Can Navigate Labor Shortage and Social Inflation Challenges

By Sy Nilakout
April 3, 2025
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...
Executive Decision: An Analysis of Trump Executive Orders Cover Art

Executive Decision: An Analysis of Trump Executive Orders

By Michael Altman
March 20, 2025
On Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president and quickly issued a sweeping set of executive orders aimed at reversing Biden administration policies related to diversity, immigration, national security and climate. The orders require enactment throug...

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