New Year Forecasting
- LEGAL, Legally Speaking, Outlook & Trends
- September 24, 2024
By Emily Martin, Saul Ewing In the long male-dominated construction industry, women have comprised only a small percentage of the trades workforce and leadership positions. Despite significant progress in broadening female representation in the industry, gender stereotypes, workplace discrimination, and legal barriers continue to hinder women’s full participation in the field. However, as more women
READ MOREBy 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Within the first few hours of his second presidential term, President Trump signed several new executive orders and rescinded many Biden administration executive orders concerning immigration.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,
READ MOREBy Karalynn Cromeens, Cromeens Law Firm PLLC I occupy a unique place in the construction industry. As a construction lawyer who co-built a business, I understand my clients’ positions but have enough distance from their jobs to see how things could be different. What are things the industry struggles with or inefficiencies that could be
READ MOREKate Strauss, Esq. and Trystan Melancon, Esq., Galvanize Law Group Successful construction projects coordinate the needs and responsibilities of multiple stakeholders—Owners, General Contractors, Subcontractors, Suppliers, and Vendors. Each role is vital, but the relationships and interactions between the General Contractors and Subcontractors play an especially crucial role in a project’s successful completion. Successful navigation of
READ MOREBy Karalynn Cromeens, Cromeens Law PLLC It’s hard to believe, but Q4 is just around the corner. You might be thinking, “Hey, it’s only September.” But let’s level set: budget meetings typically happen in October and you need to research before allocating budgets in the new year. Plus, as business owners, we have to sit
READ MOREBy Karalynn Cromeens, Cromeens Law Firm, PLLC The definition of innovation is the improvement of an existing method or process. Businesses innovate when they fix things that are not working. Unfortunately, this means if you want continued innovation in your business, it only comes from pain, realizing where the pain is, and really digging in
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