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By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Understand the common mistakes contractors make regarding lien rights and how to avoid them. Construction lien laws protect contractors and their right to payment. However, mistakes can be made that revoke a contractor’s lien rights. These mistakes are easily preventable with the guidance of an experienced ... Read More

By Florida's Association of Roofing Professionals. FRSA members are recognized for their accomplishments. The 2020 membership awards were announced virtually due to the cancellation of the FRSA Convention. Congratulations to the following winners. Manny Oyola, Eagle Roofing Products FL, Wins Enthusiasm Award The Bieler “Enthusiasm Gets It Done” Award was established in 1994 by ... Read More

Date: July 24 Time: Noon – 1 p.m. CDT How to Navigate Advanced Safety and HR Policies for COVID-19 - Online Webinar Member Price: Free NRCA Architect/Engineer/Consultant Sole Practitioner Member Price: $55 Nonmember Price: $55 This seminar will focus on advanced safety and HR policies for navigating COVID-19. NRCA General Counsel Trent Cotney and Benjamin S. ... Read More

By National Roofing Contractors Association. Privacy is an important consideration with regards to contractor health screenings. Talk of health screenings and new safety protocols have been circulating since the onset of COVID-19. Now, as U.S. contractors are getting back to work, these protocols and provisions are being put into action and working ... Read More

By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. The many reasons to care for your community. A study done in 2006 by colleagues at the National Institutes of Health indicated that the act of giving stimulates regions of the brain associated with social connection, trust and happiness. In communities, a culture of giving creates healthy ... Read More

Summer is peak roofing season. How are you staying safe and cool? 1) Appreciate the risks. The official start of Summer – and with it, ferocious heat – was on June 20th. Construction workers, especially roofers, are uniquely susceptible to heat-related injuries due to the nature of the trade. Excessive heat ... Read More

By Cotney Construction Law, LLP. As states and businesses begin the process of reopening from the coronavirus stay-at-home orders, employers and their employees face a new category of risk and liability. What steps can you take to protect your company and what responsibilities do you owe your employees? While it may be ... Read More

Building, Access and Guardrail Requirements 1. Training and ‘Qualified Person’ Requirements Under OSHA regulation, scaffolds must be designed by a “qualified person” and must be constructed and loaded in accordance with that design. Therefore, contractors must ensure that only properly trained workers build, modify, or move scaffolds, and that the qualified ... Read More

By Trent Cotney, Cotney Construction Law. Navigating anti-trust and restraint of trade regulations can be difficult for contractors and organizations. Most associations or groups have some form of an anti-trust policy which is recited or referenced at the beginning of meetings. Rarely do issues surface like price fixing which implicate ... Read More

By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Login to the Western Roofing Expo on July 15, 2020, to learn how to attract and retain talent amidst a growing labor shortage. As everyone adjusts to the “new normal” caused by the Coronavirus pandemic, there are many changes to how people are conducting business and how ... Read More

By Richard V. Blystone, Cotney Construction Law. Guidance for employers in the construction industry to keep workers protected and help prevent infection. You may have furloughed workers, laid them off, terminated them or otherwise reduced your workforce, in response to the pandemic. As restrictions are lifted, and things slowly return to a ... Read More

By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. The Western Roofing Expo is going virtual, as are the educational sessions! The Coronavirus has created a “new normal” for everyone in terms of how business is conducted. Teleworking has forced us to communicate virtually with one another, which has proven to be successful over the ... Read More

By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner. James Waite, lifelong Florida Roofer passes after falling from a roof. On June 3rd, 2020, the roofing industry tragically lost a great friend and professional, James Waite. James was a lifelong roofer and a friend to West Coast Roofing Contractors Association (WCRCA). He was working ... Read More

Law & Mortar is Cotney Construction Law's podcast to discuss all things legal related to the roofing and construction industries. Check out these podcasts with Trent Cotney and John Kenney! Each episode features a discussion on issues relevant to the construction industry. Available on https://lawmortar.buzzsprout.com/ or your favorite podcast platform! Questions? ... Read More

By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Who’s ready to launch into the virtual Western Roofing Expo on July 1-15, 2020? Whether you’re at home or working in your office July 1-15, 2020, join Western States Roofing Contractor Association (WSRCA) for their first-ever Virtual Western Roofing Expo (VWRE). Due to travel bans and ... Read More