By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. Learn what changes could come about if this labor rights law passes through the Senate. On February 6 of last year, The House of Representatives passed the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. With a majority Republican Senate, however, the bill didn’t make ...
By Cotney Attorneys & Consultants. The main goals of the NEP are to protect employees in high-hazard industries. On January 21, 2021, President Joe Biden issued an executive order that directed the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) to address the COVID-19 pandemic by providing revised ...
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. Learn what’s happening with vaccines, business regulations and COVID-19 recovery in South Carolina. In this episode of Roofing Road Trips, Heidi J. Ellsworth sits down with Ashlee Poplin of Cotney Attorneys and Consultants to discuss COVID-19 recovery, including an update on the legal component of ...
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. Hear from the attorneys and consultants dedicated to representing the roofing and construction industries from around the world. Lawyers at Cotney Attorneys and Consultants represent all sides of construction litigation and are recognized throughout the community of contractors, manufacturers and suppliers as strong business ...
As an affinity partner, Dataforma will offer Cotney subscribers a $500 start-up discount and a free custom client portal. Cotney - Attorneys & Consultants is pleased to announce that Dataforma, Inc. has now become an affinity partner. Dataforma is an inclusive service management platform designed by contractors who have experienced much of ...
Cotney Attorneys & Consultants is excited to announce that RoofersCoffeeShop (RCS) is now an affinity partner. RoofersCoffeeShop (RCS) is a roofing industry site that assists industry members with employment opportunities, provides education, products, forums, projects, videos, services and more all in one space. RoofersCoffeeShop not only brings roofers together, but also ...
By Corné Broodryk, Cotney - Attorneys & Consultants. All projects have various elements of labor legislation in some form or another to govern how the project will be managed. The general and national legislation is straightforward and simple to apply, and its effectiveness has generally been accepted. Where things may become interesting ...
By Cotney Attorneys & Consultants. Ladder falls are preventable even though they continue to be the leading cause of fatalities in construction workers. According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), there are more than 500,000 ladder-related injuries and around 300 fatalities each year. Billions of dollars a year ...
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. Learn about the brand new Cotney office in Chicago and some of the hottest topics and legal trends in the Midwest. In this episode of Roofing Road Trips, RoofersCoffeeShop® Partner Heidi J. Ellsworth visits with Cotney Construction Law attorney, Kathleen C. Ropka based in ...
Editor's note: The following is the transcript of an live interview with Ashlee Poplin of Carolinas Cotney Construction Law Office and Heidi Ellsworth, RoofersCoffeeShop Owner. You can read the interview below, or listen to the podcast. Heidi Ellsworth: Welcome to Roofing Road Trips with Heidi. Explore the roofing industry through the eyes ...