• Contractor Community – May 20200

    Re-Open, Renew and Revitalize” Campaign Tells Lawmaker: Economic Recovery Begins with Multi-Year Transportation Investment Package ASA, along with the Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC), launched an advertising and grassroots campaign designed to encourage Congress to make new infrastructure investments as the major catalyst for economic recovery in the wake of COVID-19.  The primary message of the

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  • ASA Files SLDF Brief in Crosno Construction, Inc. et al v. Travelers Casualty and Surety of America0

    March 2019 Edition by American Subcontractors Association ASA submitted a “friend-of-the-court” brief in California, affirming the Superior Court’s judgment which voided a surety’s reliance on a “pay when paid” provision to withhold payment from a subcontractor. The case, Crosno Construction, Inc. et al v. Travelers Casualty and Surety of America, is currently on appeal to

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  • ASA President’s Letter0

    March 2019 Edition Dear ASA Members, ASA recently submitted a “friend-of-the-court” brief in California, encouraging the Court of Appeal to affirm a trial court ruling, citing the importance of maintaining current law on mechanic’s liens, stop notices, and payment bonds in the State of California. These laws provide meaningful security for payment for all interested

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  • Construction in the Courts0

    November 2018 Ohio Supreme Court Ruling in Favor of Insurance Company in GCL Case Is ‘Disappointing’ by American Subcontractors Association The Supreme Court of Ohio has ruled in favor of The Cincinnati Insurance Company and reversed an appeals court decision in a commercial general liability insurance case that could have tremendous negative ramifications for subcontractors

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  • Construction in the Courts0

    August 2018 ASA Files Amicus Brief in Texas Court Case of Importance for Employers Related to Transportation of Employees to/from Workplace by American Subcontractors Association In a “friend-of-the-court” brief filed on July 31, ASA asks the Supreme Court of Texas to reconsider its underlying decision in a case of importance for all employers who pay

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  • Contractor Community0

    August 2018 DOL Releases Videos Providing Guidance on Wage Laws The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has released a series of instructional videos that provide assistance to employers about their responsibilities to comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act. The brief, plain-language videos are intended to help employers who simply want to

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