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Helpful Tips for Women Interested in Advancing Their Construction Career
By Cotney Consulting. Women make up more than half of U.S. workers and yet less than 10% of construction workforce. Women held 50.04% of American jobs as of January 2020. The report also indicated that 5.4% of working women worked multiple jobs, marking the first time in ten years ...
Material Shortages & Price Increases
By Trent Cotney, Cotney Attorneys & Consultants. The industry experienced significant material shortages last year resulting in delayed schedules and price increases. As 2021 progresses, many contractors are seeing an uptick in work, and they are optimistic about the months ahead. However, the effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic are continuing in ...
How to Use Online Resources to Build Your Business
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Learn about the tools and opportunities to build your business using digital resources. You are invited to join John Kenney of Cotney – Attorneys and Consultants in this 30-minute webinar on April 21 at 1 p.m. ET to learn about how you can build ...
Using Technology for Safety and Efficiency
By Cotney Attorneys & Consultants If you’re like most people, you may resist trying new technology. But, whether it’s the GPS on your smartphone or the streaming service you enjoy at home, you have to admit that sometimes technology makes your life easier. The same is true on the job. Your first reaction ...
OSHA’s Proposed Updates to the Hazard Communication Standard
By Cotney Attorneys & Consultants The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced on February 16, 2021, a proposal to update the Hazard Communications Standard (HCS). This standard requires employers to provide their employees with information about classified chemical hazards in the workplace. It also requires chemical importers and manufacturers to identify ...
Cotney Announces Addition of Whitney Beasley to Consulting Team
Whitney Beasley has joined Cotney as the director of sales and operations for the consulting division. Cotney – Attorneys and Consultants, a global legal and consulting firm dedicated to helping the construction industry, has announced the addition of Whitney Beasley to their team. Having worked in the roofing industry directly ...
RoofersCoffeeShop® and SRS are Bringing the R-Club to Roofing Contractors
By AJ Gehley, RCS R-Club Coordinator. RCS Partner Heidi J. Ellsworth shares the opportunities to be found with the R-Club during SRS Webinar. RoofersCoffeeShop’s Heidi J. Ellsworth joined SRS’ John DeRosa on the SRS Webinar series to talk about the RoofersCoffeeShop R-Club. The R-Club is focused on bringing unique benefits ...
The PRO Act and Construction: What Employers Should Know
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. Learn what changes could come about if this labor rights law passes through the Senate. On February 6 of last year, The House of Representatives passed the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. With a majority Republican Senate, however, the bill didn’t make ...
OSHA’s COVID-19 National Emphasis Program
By Cotney Attorneys & Consultants. The main goals of the NEP are to protect employees in high-hazard industries. On January 21, 2021, President Joe Biden issued an executive order that directed the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) to address the COVID-19 pandemic by providing revised ...
Ashlee Poplin - Cotney Carolina Office Weathering the Storm
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. Learn what’s happening with vaccines, business regulations and COVID-19 recovery in South Carolina. In this episode of Roofing Road Trips, Heidi J. Ellsworth sits down with Ashlee Poplin of Cotney Attorneys and Consultants to discuss COVID-19 recovery, including an update on the legal component of ...
