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Business Subscriptions Designed for You
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Cotney Attorneys and Consultants offers new business subscription plans that meet your company’s need and budget. Cotney Attorneys & Consultants has subscription plans enhanced with the contractor in mind. It is now even more affordable and easy to choose and customize the level of ...
The Status of Independent Contractor is Changing
By Trent Cotney, Cotney Attorneys and Consultants. New changes to worker classification are making it a challenge to classify subcontractors and 1099 labor. On December 27, 2021, in The Atlanta Opera, Inc. 371 NLRB No. 45 (2021), the National Labor Relations Board provided public notice requesting briefs and analysis ...
What Roofing Contractors Need to Know About Delay Claims
By Cotney Attorneys & Consultants. Everything you need to know about delay claims, from what they are to how to resolve them. While not all delays in construction projects will lead to it not finishing on time, failing to handle it well can lead to even more delays. These can ...
HR Strategies at Your Fingertips
By Cotney Attorneys & Consultants. Your company’s Human Resources department is critical to your success. HR professionals are charged with communicating company policies, posting new positions, guiding the hiring process, monitoring company morale and a host of other “duties as assigned.” Sometimes, it can be difficult for ...
Dealing With Construction Disputes Pro-actively (Part 2)
By Cotney Consulting Group. It is vital that disputes be avoided, minimized or settled as soon as possible for the sake of your construction project. In my previous article we discussed various identified root causes during the pre-construction phase that can lead to disputes. During this article I ...
Dealing With Construction Disputes Pro-actively Instead of Reactively (Part 1)
By Cotney Consulting Group. Avoid disputes with these mitigations that can be employed during the pre-construction phase of a job. Construction disputes are seen as inevitable, and it is widely accepted that they will occur. Most lawyers or construction dispute professionals attempt to address these disputes in a reactive manner. ...
General Counsel on Demand Allows You to Outsource Your Legal Advice as Needed
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Gain all the benefits of having in-house counsel without the added cost of a full-time employee. Make sure that you have an attorney when you need one, but at an affordable price. Cotney Attorneys and Consultants now offers General Counsel on Demand, allowing customers ...
OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard
By Trent Cotney, Cotney Attorneys & Consultants. The standard requires employers to have proof of vaccination or weekly testing for their employees. On November 4, 2021, U.S. Labor Department (“DOL”) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) requiring all private companies with 100 or more employees ...
How to Build a More Resilient Employee Base
By Cotney Consulting Group. Ways to optimize your talent to be prepared for the unprecedented. We have been no strangers to challenge these past few years as a community. Managers and employees alike are scrambling to adjust to the fallout of COVID-19. People are working remotely, shortages and delays ...
Why Your Business Needs Standard Operating Procedures and How to Implement Them
By Cotney Attorneys & Consultants. Resolve your everyday issues by adding much-needed organization to all of your business processes. Organization is a must for any successful business. When you allow employees to fly by the seat of their pants, you risk wasting time and making mistakes that will be ...
