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Subcontractors achieve win in immunity case- Third Coast Services, LLC & SpawGlass Civil Construction, Inc. v. Castaneda 0

ALEXANDRIA, Va.— The American Subcontractors Association’s Subcontractors Legal Defense Fund supported a major win for subcontractors via Amicus briefing to the Texas Supreme Court. This month the high court took up the matter of Third Coast Services, LLC & SpawGlass Civil Construction, Inc. v. Castaneda, which significantly solidified subcontractor immunity under Texas law by ruling

ASA Government Relations 2025 Recap 0

ADVOCACY, ASA

December 2, 2025

As we approach the holiday season and the end of 2025, the American Subcontractor Association (ASA) Government Relations Team would like to provide a brief update on our legislative and regulatory achievements. Despite the challenges faced this year, we are deeply grateful to our Government Relations Committee (GRC) for their relentless dedication in advocating for

Employer Guidance for Workplace Interactions with ICE 0

By Stephen A. Antonelli, Esq. and Alexandra G. Farone, Esq. ; Babst, Calland, Clements and Zomnir, P.C. Originally published February 4, 2025 Updated July 11, 2025 The Trump administration’s efforts to prioritize immigration law enforcement has resulted in increased activity by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) and an uptick of questions from employers about

Contractor Community – May 2025 0
- ADVOCACY, Contractor Community
- May 26, 2025
Welcome Stratus as ASA Silver Sponsor! ASA is proud to welcome Stratus as its newest sponsor. Here’s how they can help you be more productive and successful: Stratus enables Data Driven Contracting through best-in-class technology solutions, purpose-built for the MEP industry. Their flagship solution, Stratus, is an MEP workflow management tool that digitizes and optimizes
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Women in Construction: How to Encourage this Growing Demographic 0
- ADVOCACY, Forcasting, Improving Productivity, Leadership, Outlook & Trends, WORKFORCE
- March 25, 2025
By Builder’s Mutual staff How diverse is your job-site? It’s true that job-sites are often racially diverse workspaces. Most sites are bilingual, with Spanish being the first language for many workers. However, when it comes to gender, most job- sites aren’t diverse at all. The construction trade has long been among the industries with the
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President Trump’s Initial Immigration Actions and Potential Impacts on Employers 0
- ADVOCACY, Construction in the Courts, Legally Speaking, Outlook & Trends, SUBCONTRACTORS
- February 25, 2025
By Rebecca A. Winterscheidt, James P. Melendres, Benjamin A. Nucci, Jessica Van Ranken, and Courtney Moore, Snell & Wilmer Within the first few hours of his second presidential term, President Trump signed several new executive orders and rescinded many Biden administration executive orders concerning immigration. These orders, particularly those involving heightened scrutiny towards visa applications,
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