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Trent Cotney Named General Counsel to National Slate Association
Trent Cotney of Cotney Construction Law, LLP was recently named General Counsel of the National Slate Association (NSA). As General Counsel, Cotney will provide legal assistance to the association’s board of directors with regard to the organizational structure, bylaws, operations, and governance policies. The National Slate Association is a non-profit organization that ...
Understanding the Challenges of Selling Your Construction Business – Part 4
By Cotney Construction Law. Before you can successfully sell your business, you must be cognizant of the challenges present during the selling process. If you want to successfully sell your business, you must be aware of all of the various challenges that surround the selling process. This is part four of a ...
Cotney Construction Law Attorneys to Speak at Western Roofing Expo
Topics include opioid abuse, defending against OSHA and immigration issues. Trent Cotney and Danielle Maya will speak on these three important issues affecting roofing contractors: Seminar: The 5 Key Contract Provisions Needed to Defend Against OSHA Citations Speaker: Trent Cotney, Cotney Construction Law/WSRCA Legal Advisor Monday, June 10th, 2019 at 8:45 a.m. This course is ...
The Different Types of Bid Protests
By Cotney Construction Law. At some point, most construction companies will lose out on a bid. If your company’s bid did not win, and after a requested debrief, you find that the awarding entity was not fair in the decision making, then you can proceed by protesting the bid. There are three ...
“ICE” Age: Best Practice Tips for I-9 Compliance
By Cotney Construction Law. In the past couple of years, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) has been escalating worksite enforcement efforts, and this trend steadily continues. In 2017, former Acting Director of ICE Thomas Homan instructed its investigative unit, Homeland Security Inspections (“HSI”) to potentially quintuple worksite enforcement actions in ...
OSHA Flying into the 21st Century with Drones
By Cotney Construction Law. Early last year, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced the start of an all new approach to its safety inspections—through drones. Since its introduction, at least nine inspections were conducted with camera-enabled drones. Of these nine inspections, the majority were used due to hazardous circumstances on-site ...
In the Midst of an Opioid Crisis, Employers Should Update Employee Manuals
By Cotney Construction Law. Many employers have a zero-tolerance policy directed at illegal drugs, but most do not have a prescription drug policy in place. Taking prescription drugs is not illegal, making it difficult for employers to institute policies that affect employees’ ability to medicate. Despite this difficulty, the country is currently ...
Understanding the Challenges of Selling Your Construction Business – Part 3
By Cotney Construction Law. When you decide to hang up your hard hat, you want to maximize the value of your business through the sale. If you have decided that it’s finally time to hang up your hard hat, then you may want to maximize the value of your company through the ...
Tips for Training Adult Workers
By Cotney Construction Law. The construction industry is aging, and although contractors are actively seeking ways to attract young, skilled workers to the project site, these efforts have been largely unfruitful to this point. The workforce in the construction industry is aging, despite contractors efforts to actively seek out ways to attract ...
3 Common Causes of Construction Lawsuits
By Cotney Construction Law. Lawsuits are common in the construction industry, so it’s just as important for contractors to prepare themselves for any potential litigation that could be brought against them as it is for them to arm themselves with the tools to pursue litigation if necessary. Given how common lawsuits are ...
